Cinematic Starchitecture: The Celebrity Status of Urban Architectural Structures in Film (1) (Routledge Advances in Film Studies)

By: Paul Newland and Merrill Schleier

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Synopsis: Cinematic Starchitecture explores how examples of famous architecture have circulated throughout cinema history across diverse genres. Building on the term "starchitecture" – coined in 1997 for dramatic, monumental structures designed to gain international attention and economic advantage – the authors demonstrate that a crucial part of an architectural structure’s iconic star status emerges through its engagement with (and codification by) the media, and with cinema in particular. This book explores how iconic architectural structures have performed a myriad of roles and functions that exceed buildings’ everyday uses or identities as aesthetic objects, location markers, or spatial settings, to show that countless films globally have featured famous buildings as inimitable components of narrative exposition, character development and/or identity construction. This volume will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of film studies, media studies, and architecture and architectural history, as well as those in the areas of media and cultural studies, history, popular culture, and urban geography.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 288 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040728789
Related ISBNs:: 9781003458111, 9781040493618, 9781032602134
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 11/03/25
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Merrill Schleier & Paul Newland
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Merrill Schleier
Edited by:: Paul Newland