Grubbauer, Monika & Dimitrova, Venetsiya

Bio Sketch

Monika Grubbauer (History and Theory of the City, HafenCity University Hamburg) and Venetsiya Dimitrova are urban researchers working on architectural production, globalization of construction, and the organization of cities through large-scale projects.

Key Works

• "Organizing the City through Architectural Projects: The Elbe Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg" (2017) — the invisible networks of architects and subcontractors that make the icon.

Key Concepts

Concepts associated with this author that have pages in this wiki:

• Star Architecture
• Iconic Architecture
• Authorship

Relevance to Geoffrey's Research

Grubbauer & Dimitrova matter to Geoffrey's spectacle & iconic architecture and everyday & vernacular production areas: their demystification of the icon's construction (employed architects, subcontractors) parallels the everyday-production critique and questions the hero-genius/celebrity narrative.

Source Support

Source notes in this wiki drawn from this author's work:

• Organizing the City through Architectural Projects