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Italian Imprints on Twentieth-Century Architecture
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Italian architecture has long exerted a special influence on the
evolution of architectural ideas elsewhere - from the Beaux-Arts
academy’s veneration of Rome, to modernist and postmodern
interest in Renaissance proportion, Baroque space, and Mannerist
ambiguity. This book critically examines this enduring phenomenon,
exploring the privileged position of Italian architects,
architecture, and cities in the architectural culture of the past
century. Questioning the deep-rooted myth of Italy within
architectural history, the book presents case studies of Italy’s
powerful yet problematic position in 20th-century architectural
ideologies, at a time when established Eurocentric narratives are
rightly being challenged. It reconciles the privileged position of
Italian architecture and design with the imperative to write
history across a more global, diverse, heterogenous cultural
geography. Twenty chapters from distinguished international
scholars cover subjects and architects ranging from Alberti to Gio
Ponti, Aldo Rossi, Manfredo Tafuri, Vittorio Gregotti; cities from
Rome and Venice to Milan; and an array of international architects,
movements, and architectural ideas influenced by Italy. The
chapters each question where, how, and why the disciplinary edifice
of 20th-century architecture—its canon of built, visual, textual,
and conceptual works—relied on Italian foundations, examining
where and how those foundations have become insecure. Indispensable
for students and scholars of both Italian and global architectural
history, Italian Imprints on Twentieth-Century Architecture
provides an opportunity to consider the architectural and urban
landscape of Italy from substantially new points of view.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Editors: |
Denise Costanzo
• Andrew Leach
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-25776-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-350-25776-1 |
Barcode: |
9781350257764 |
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