Through the work of the Italian architect, theorist and historian Paolo Portoghesi (1931-present), 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 is 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 (197595) 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which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, the study features previously-unpublished archival material, interviews by the authors and articles from professional and mainstream press to present Portoghesi in his multifaceted role of mediator,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.
Recenzijas
Micheli and Szackas 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 Portoghesis seductive photography, the Strada Novissmas colourful facades, fantasies projected by stage-set domestic interiors, and his ambitions to gather a more complex world under the domes of Rome. * Fabrications *
Papildus informācija
A new title in the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, examining the work of Paolo Portoghesi, architect and historian.
List of Illustrations
Series Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Postmodern Project
Chapter 2: Turn to History
Chapter 3: Socialism for Freedom
Chapter 4: Embracing Mass Media
Epilogue
(Index) Paolo's World
Bibliography
Silvia Micheli is a senior lecturer at The University of Queensland, Australia
Léa-Catherine Szacka is an architect, writer and Senior Lecturer in Architectural Studies at the University of Manchester, UK
