Andrew Leach Italian Imprints on Twentieth-Century Archi (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Italian Imprints on Twentieth-Century ArchitectureCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackISBN-10: 1350257761EAN: 9781350257764ISBN: 9781350257764Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual ArtsRelease Date: 12/28/2023Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Denise Costanzo (Edited by), Andrew Leach (Edited by)Genre: Architecture & AntiquesAuthor: Andrew LeachRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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