From Doxiadis' Theory to Pikionis' Work: Reflections of Antiquity in Modern Architecture

ISBN-13: 9780367501921 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 228 str.

Kostas Tsiambaos

Opis

In this book, Tsiambaos redefines the groundbreaking theory of Greek architect and town planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis (The Structure of Space in Greek Urbanism) and moves his thesis away from antiquity and ancient architecture, instead arguing that it can only be understood as a theory founded in modernity.

Spis treści

 List of figures Foreword by Maarten Delbeke Acknowledgement Abbreviations  Introduction  1. Structures of vision  2. Ancient Greek optics and modern visual aesthetics  3. Seeing is knowing  4. Ancient communities  5. Built images – dream settings  Conclusion – open horizons Bibliography Index

O autorze

Kostas Tsiambaos is an Assistant Professor of the History of Architecture at the School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. His research interests focus on the promotion and use of concepts and interpretive tools borrowed from philosophy, political theory and psychoanalysis in the history and theory of modern and contemporary architecture. His research has been published in international collective volumes and journals including the Journal of Architecture, ARQ and Architectural Histories.