Italian Imprints on Twentieth-Century Architecture (Paperback)

Professor Denise Costanzo

ISBN 10: 1350257761 / ISBN 13: 9781350257764

Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2023

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Paperback. Italian architecture has long exerted a special influence on the evolution of architectural ideas elsewhere - from the Beaux-Arts academys 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 Italys 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 architectureits canon of built, visual, textual, and conceptual worksrelied 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781350257764

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Titolo: Italian Imprints on Twentieth-Century ...

Casa editrice: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London

Data di pubblicazione: 2023

Legatura: Paperback

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