The Venetian Facade

Michael Dennis (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

148 Seiten

2024
Oro Editions (Verlag)
978-1-961856-35-6 (ISBN)

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There are no books that focus on the unique artistic characteristics of the Venetian facade and its potential relevance to contemporary architectural and urban issues, as this book intends. This book is about architecture. It is not about history, although a bit of history is necessary to set the context. It is not about theory, although, again, a bit is necessary to connect the facade with urbanism. It is also not about structure and technology. And, most definitely, it is not about the plan. All of these topics are well-covered elsewhere. This book is about the facade. It explores the art and typology of the Venetian facade, not only as a high point of architectural literacy and achievement, but as a potentially useful contemporary stimulant.

Michael Dennis is the principal of Michael Dennis & Associates in Boston, and Professor of Architecture Emeritus at MIT. 1986 Thomas Jefferson Professor of Architecture, University of Virginia; 1988 Eero Saarinen Professor of Architecture, Yale University; 2006 Charles Moore Professor of Architecture, University of Michigan.

Preface ix
Veneziani Gran Signori 1
Introduction 3
The Venetian Facade 4
The Classical Facade 6
Three Facade Types 8
Venezia: Forma Urbis 13
Origins 15
Foundation of Venice 16
Canals and Streets 19
Civic Structure and Urban Fabric 21
Neighborhoods 22
The Classical Facade 33
Florence and Venice 35
Italian Renaissance Classicism 36
Venetian Classicism 38
The Venetian Facade 53
The Venetian House 53
Principles 54
Venetian Facade Types 56
Elements 58
Structure and Order 60
Early Venetian Houses 62
Single Bay Facades 64
Composite Single Bay Facades 70
Double Side Bay Facades 72
Side and Center Bay Facades 76
Three Bay Facades 92
Double Facades 102
Multiple Bay Facades 106
Oddities 114
The End of La Serenissima 117
The Urban Facade Beyond Venice 118
The Architectural Promenade 118
The Urban Promenade 123
American Modernism 124
European Modernism 125
The Modern Facade 127
Two Strains of Modernism 127
Venetian Legacies 129
Villa Stein-de-Monzie 130
Le Corbusier in Urban Context 137
Apocalypse 138
Contemporary Modernism 139
Architecture and the City 140
“… always start with the pics.” 142
Notes 144
Glossary 145
References 145
Index 146
Illustrations 147

Erscheinungsdatum	11.09.2024
Zusatzinfo	180 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	San Rafael
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 279 mm
Gewicht	996 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-961856-35-2 / 1961856352
ISBN-13	978-1-961856-35-6 / 9781961856356
Zustand	Neuware