Kategoria BISAC: Architecture >> History - General

Aussichten auf Land, 'Landschaft' und Garten sind ein bestimmendes Merkmal von Palasten und Villen der Fruhen Neuzeit in Italien, deren Diskurse uber ideale Orte und architektonisch inszenierte Aussichten in diesem Buch erstmals umfassend rekonstruiert werden. Die Wirkungsgeschichte des antiken Topos des 'Theaters aus Anhohen' als idealtypische Aussicht einer Villa wird ebenso dargestellt wie die Genese des neuzeitlichen, ungeteilt-rechtwinkligen Aussichtsfensters. Die gebaute fenestra prospectiva (so ein Terminus des romischen Rechts) ist ein pragendes, aber bislang nicht beachtetes...

Der Palazzo Barbarigo wendet sich statt mit einer reprasentativen Fassade mit einer Terasse dem Canal Grande zu. Die Hauptfassade liegt am Rio di San Polo. Die Studie klart, wie es zu diesem bauhistorischen Charakteristikum kam und beschaftigt sich daruber hinaus mit der aus verschiedenen Epochen stammenden Innenausstattung des Palazzo und der einstmals beruhmten Gemaldesammlung der Familie Barbarigo.

Whether determining the style of its embassies or the design of overseas cemeteries for Americans killed in battle, the U.S. government in its rise to global leadership greatly valued architectural symbols as a way of conveying its power abroad. In order to explain the political significance of American monuments on foreign soil, this illustrated book explores the efforts made by the United States from 1900 to 1965 to enhance its image as a military and economic force with displays of artistic achievement.

Originally published in 1992.

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The ante bellum homes of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky, are both more numerous and more distinctive in design than those of many communities of similar age. Founded in 1775, Lexington by the turn of the century had become the chief cultural center north of New Orleans and west of the Alleghenies. During the eight decades between the Revolution and the Civil War, Fayette County was the focus of converging streams of immigration, and a phenomenal amount of building activity took place in Lexington and the surrounding area. Although local builders followed the trends of national...

The studies included in this volume supplement the work already published by the author on the imperial cult in the Roman West, focussing on the monuments of two cities in Roman Spain, Augusta Emerita (now Merida) and Tarraco (now Tarragona). The introduction gives the general background and context of the four following studies and argues in favour of proactive initiative from the centre.

The core of the book is a study of the provincial forum at Augusta Emerita. It opens with a historiographic survey followed by discussion of the plaza (location, portico, "Arco de Trajano"), then...

Renowned for his extensive work in architectural history and historic preservation as an educator, scholar, activist, and public lecturer, Richard Longstreth is one of the most important architectural preservationists of the recent past. Looking beyond the Icons offers a generous and diverse selection of his writings over the past twenty-five years. The author explores a variety of topics related to midcentury (ca. 1945-70) preservation efforts, including practical, intellectual, and psychological dilemmas associated with preserving the recent past, preservation-related deficiencies...

The writings of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari have had an immense impact on architectural discourse during the last two decades, particularly in the realm of digital design and fabrication. Well-known concepts such as the rhizomatics, striated and smooth space, and folding have become part of architectural jargon. While Deleuze and Guattari do not devote much text directly to permanent forms of architecture, they are intrigued by structures like tents, shantytowns, and burrows. This 3 volume set of writings on architecture and urbanism presents a range of previously published pieces by...