Del i serien Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture

Paolo Portoghesi

Architecture between History, Politics and Media

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvSilvia Micheli,Léa-Catherine Szacka,Tom Avermaete

529 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Finns i fler format (1)

Inbunden

1 609 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Through the work of the Italian architect, theorist and historian Paolo Portoghesi (1931-2023), this book offers a new perspective on postmodern architecture, showing the agency of other spheres of knowledge – history, politics and media – in the making of postmodern architectural discourse.It explores how Portoghesi’s personal “postmodern project” was based on the triangulation of a renewed interest in historical architectural language, unprecedented use of media and intertwined links between architecture and politics. Organized in a sequence of critical chapters supported by the analysis of Portoghesi’s most significant architectural projects – including Casa Baldi (1959), The Mosque in Rome (1975–95) and his Strada Novissima exhibition (1980) – and publications, the book unfolds around the three main themes of history, politics and media. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, the study features previously-unpublished archival material, interviews by the authors and articles from professional and mainstream press to present Portoghesi in his multifaceted role of mediator, politician, historian and designer.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-06-26
Mått154 x 232 x 16 mm
Vikt360 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture
Antal sidor232
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350408616

Tillhör följande kategorier

Arkitekter och arkitektfirmor inom Kultur
Arkitekturhistoria inom Kultur

List of illustrationsSeries prefaceAcknowledgementsINTRODUCTIONItalian postmodern architecture revisitedState of the art Methodology and sources Structure Setting the scene1 THE POSTMODERN PROJECT Impresario of postmodern architecture Choosing Rossi Mendini and the BanalIdeological duel with TafuriBeyond ItalyGalleria Apollodoro, a centre for Roman culture 2 TURN TO HISTORY Architect as historian/historian as architect Neoliberty polemic Instrumental value of the pastTechnique of lap dissolvesGeometria borrominiana Casa Baldi, or the rehabilitation of the curve 3 SOCIALISM FOR FREEDOM Rise and leadership of the PSI Years of the protests Craxismo and the end of prohibitionism Staging the PSI Control over the lagoon The Mosque of Rome, between religion and oil 4 EMBRACING MASS MEDIA Mediatization of the building Ars oratoria Through the pages of the magazines Architecture on the dance floor From movie protagonist to stage set Casa Papanice framed by the camera EPILOGUE 1992 Annus horribilis Retreat to Calcata CODA By Maristella Casciato Notes Bibliography Index: Paolo’s world

Micheli and Szacka’s book provides both an ideal point of entry and an insightfully useful framing of this indispensable figure in late twentieth century architecture. They extend an invitation to peer behind Portoghesi’s seductive photography, the Strada Novissma’s colourful facades, fantasies projected by stage-set domestic interiors, and his ambitions to gather a more complex world under the domes of Rome.