The Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories

Edward Hollis

The Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories

Edinburgh College of Art

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Abstract

Building on How Buildings Learn (Brand 1994), and the Timeless Way of Building (Alexander 1979), this history of architectural alteration is an experiment in creative writing as a methodology, written as an anthology of ‘folk tales’ which trace buildings as they pass, like stories, through time.
The book was nominated for a Guardian First award in 2009, and the Samuel Johnson prize in 2010. It has been published in the US, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovakia, and China; and has been discussed in academic fora: Interior Futures, Northumbria 2010, Narrating the Built Heritage, Plymouth 2011, and Spatial Perspectives, Oxford 2012.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Portobello
Number of pages	448
ISBN (Electronic)	9781846274343
ISBN (Print)	9781846271281
Publication status	Published - Sept 2009

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

architecture, history, literature

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http://portobellobooks.com/the-secret-lives-of-buildings

2 Conference contribution
1 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
1 Article

The Secret Lives of Buildings: An Exercise in Building Stories
Hollis, E., Jan 2014, Once Upon a Place: Architecture and Fiction. Lisbon: Caleidoscopio
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
The Memory Palace: Telling the Story of the Interior
Hollis, E., 1 Apr 2012, Interior Education Futures: Contemporary Insights. Rodgers, P. & Adams, R. (eds.). Oxford: Libri Books, p. 17-31 14 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access
File
The Secret Lives of Buildings: An exercise in building stories
Hollis, E., Mar 2011, Mansfield Charles, and Seligman, Simon Narrative and the Built Heritage – papers in tourism research. VDM Verlag: Saarbrücken, p. 62-79 12 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Edward Hollis provides historical perspective on London housing market
Edward Hollis
6/04/14
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Prof. Edward Hollis' interviews about his new book "The Secret Life of Buildings"
Edward Hollis
16/09/09 → 27/03/13
6 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment

17 Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
5 Invited talk
3 Participation in conference
2 Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
More
- 1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course

The Secret Lives of Buildings, and the Architect's Dream
Edward Hollis (Lecturer)
30 Mar 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
Elucidatory Mind: Engaging Place
Edward Hollis (Speaker)
20 May 2016
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Secret Lives, Memory Palaces, Concrete Monstrosities
Edward Hollis (Speaker)
11 Feb 2016
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

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