Assembly by Design – The United Nations and Its Global Interior Touloumi

Assembly by DesignThe United Nations and Its Global Interior\nAuthor(s): Olga Touloumi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Minnesota Press, United States\nImprint: University of Minnesota Press\nISBN-13: 9781517913328, 978-1517913328\nSynopsis\nHow the United Nations headquarters became the architectural instrument and broadcast medium of global diplomacy\n\n For almost seven years after World War II, a small group of architects took on an exciting task: to imagine the spaces of global governance for a new political organization called the United Nations (UN). To create the iconic headquarters of the UN in New York City, these architects experimented with room layouts, media technologies, and design in tribunal courtrooms, assembly halls, and council chambers. The result was the creation of a new type of public space, the global interior. \n\nAssembly by Design shows how this space leveraged media to help the UN communicate with the world. With its media infrastructure, symbo.