Pietro Porcinai and the Landscape of Modern Italy

Marc Treib, Luigi Latini (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-4724-6000-4 (ISBN)

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Born in Florence in 1910, Pietro Porcinai grew up on the classic grounds of the Villa Gamberaia in Settignano where his father served as head gardener. Although he studied agriculture in college, Porcinai’s true interest lay in the landscape architecture practice he founded in 1938. Early projects centered in the area of Arezzo, whose style reflected modernÂized traditional models. In the postwar era the office flourished, producing modern gardens of remarkable design and use of plants. In these works, Porcinai convincingly demonstrated the affinity between historical architecture and landscapes unÂcompromisingly modern. During his long and productive career he also consulted on autostrada planning, and designed public parks, memorials, and even a Pinocchio theme park-at times collaborating with noted architects such as Renzo Piano, Carlo Scarpa and Oscar Niemeyer. This book, the first English-language study on Pietro Porcinai provides a comprehensive and richly illustrated overview of his life and remarkable achievements.

Marc Treib, University of California, Berkeley, USA and Luigi Latini, IUAV Venice, Italy

Introduction, 1. A Life and its Cultural Context, 2. A Dialogue with History, 3. Topography Found, Modeled, or Constructed, 4. Plants and Planting, 5. Working with Architects: Collaborations, 1937–1980, Notes, Biographical and Professional Outline, Bibliography, Acknowledgments, Contributors, Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.1.2016
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	240 x 220 mm
Gewicht	848 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-4724-6000-6 / 1472460006
ISBN-13	978-1-4724-6000-4 / 9781472460004
Zustand	Neuware