Per Strömberg, Ph.D. in Art History, is working on a research project on adapted reuse at Uppsala University, Sweden. He studies adapted reuse as an innovation strategy in tourism, event and retailing, as a part of a cultural economy in consumer society. In 2013, Strömberg published the article “Funky Bunkers. The Post-Military Landscape as a Readymade Space and a Cultural Playground” (Ashgate) on adapted reuse. Earlier in 2007, he defended his thesis on the spatial connection and symbiotic processes between business and aesthetics in today’s tourism industry. Since 2012, he also works at the department of tourism management at Telemark University College, Norway, as an Associate Professor.
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Länk till IKONs slutarpport: https://www.munkedal.se/download/18.10de35ab1744e7f18aa52ffc/1599646035911/Slutrapport%20IKON%20med%20namnunderskrift.pdf
slaughterhouses and meatpacking districts in which the buildings
are adapted to new functions. The purpose is to describe and critically
scrutinize the political-economic context in which “meat and creativity”
became a rhetorical device for postindustrial regeneration.
This comparative multiple case study includes meatpacking district in
NYC, Rome and Copenhagen. It poses two primary questions: In what
ways and for what reasons have slaughterhouses and meatpacking districts
in the West been redeveloped during the last two decades, and
how are the cultural reuse values put to work in different contexts?
The Meatpacking District (NYC) functions as a point of reference for other
slaughterhouse renewal projects. This unexpected fusion between
the meat industry and the creative industries suggests a “postindustrial
grammar” which induces “serial monotony” on its surface. However, the
grammar is very elastic, meaning that it is very much related to national
policies and discourses of the “creative city”, thus having regional and
national variations. In Italy, public slaughterhouses have formed an alternative
grammar which is more connected to the free arts and cultural
activities supported by public institutions. Slaughterhouse renewal projects
like Kødbyen in Copenhagen suggest a middle way which evoke the
“hybrid city”.
Länk till IKONs slutarpport: https://www.munkedal.se/download/18.10de35ab1744e7f18aa52ffc/1599646035911/Slutrapport%20IKON%20med%20namnunderskrift.pdf
slaughterhouses and meatpacking districts in which the buildings
are adapted to new functions. The purpose is to describe and critically
scrutinize the political-economic context in which “meat and creativity”
became a rhetorical device for postindustrial regeneration.
This comparative multiple case study includes meatpacking district in
NYC, Rome and Copenhagen. It poses two primary questions: In what
ways and for what reasons have slaughterhouses and meatpacking districts
in the West been redeveloped during the last two decades, and
how are the cultural reuse values put to work in different contexts?
The Meatpacking District (NYC) functions as a point of reference for other
slaughterhouse renewal projects. This unexpected fusion between
the meat industry and the creative industries suggests a “postindustrial
grammar” which induces “serial monotony” on its surface. However, the
grammar is very elastic, meaning that it is very much related to national
policies and discourses of the “creative city”, thus having regional and
national variations. In Italy, public slaughterhouses have formed an alternative
grammar which is more connected to the free arts and cultural
activities supported by public institutions. Slaughterhouse renewal projects
like Kødbyen in Copenhagen suggest a middle way which evoke the
“hybrid city”.
Edited by Scott A. Lukas, with contributions by Stefan Al, Michael Mario Albrecht, Stephen Brown, Filippo Carlà, Kent Drummond, Derek Foster, Florian Freitag, Gordon Grice, Davin Heckman, Cornelius Holtorf, Susan Ingram, Lei Jia, Christina Kerz, Brian Lonsway, Scott A. Lukas, Steven Miles, Celia Pearce, Markus Reisenleitner, Bobby Schweizer, Tim Simpson, Jan-Erik Steinkrüger, Per Strömberg, and Jeanne van Eeden.
With analyses of spaces and places that include: Parc Astérix, Terra Mítica, Caffe Tito, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Mini Israel, Colonial Williamsburg, Europa-Park, Disney’s California Adventure, High Chaparral, Ystad, Jakriborg, Walt Disney World, zoological gardens, Jardin des Plantes, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Center Parcs, tiki bars, Don the Beachcomber, the Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar, Trader Vic’s, Civil War reenactment venues, the Las Vegas Strip, main street and Main Street, U.S.A., Tivoli, Coney Island, Liseberg, South Street Seaport, La Vallée Village, Castel Romano, Barberino Designer Outlet, Pirates of the Caribbean, Treasure Island Hotel, DisneyQuest, Universal Studios Hollywood, Disneyland, Six Flags AstroWorld, Marceline, Missouri, Cerritos Millennium Library, Tio’s Tacos, the Museum of Jurassic Technology, Dennis Severs’ House, Juan Pollo, Robber’s Roost Ranch Antiques and Collectibles, Dismaland, World Expo 2015 (Milan), Disney’s Haunted Mansion, El laberinto del Minotauro ride, Tokyo DisneySea, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Japanese gardens, Disneyland Resort Paris, Café du Monde, Tokyo Disneyland, Historama, Knott’s Berry Farm, Tomorrowland, Parc Disneyland, Santa Monica Pier, Paradise Pier, The Simpsons Ride, Titanic Belfast, Venetian Las Vegas, Revenge of the Mummy–The Ride, Game of Thrones-themed spaces and Hunger Games-themed spaces, Macau’s themed casino resorts, Venetian Macau, Sun City, The Lost City, Body Worlds, Emoya Luxury Hotel, SeaWorld, DDR Museum, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Jewish Museum Berlin, Disney’s America, Sea Lion Park, Steeplechase Park, Luna Park, Dreamland, Heart Attack Grill, Whole Foods, Celebration (Florida), KidZania, Olive Garden, Caverne du Pont d’Arc, Lascaux II, Paris Las Vegas, Haw Par Villa, EPCOT, Los Angeles, Seaside, Rosemary Beach, world expositions, Burning Man, Christiania, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, among many other spaces.
The book is available for download at
http://press.etc.cmu.edu/content/reader-themed-and-immersive-spaces
A print copy is available for $24.95:
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or an e-book for $4.99
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For more information, contact Scott A. Lukas at scottlukas@yahoo.com