The working method of Andrea Palladio palaces, Vicenza and the world /
This book shows through historical data, diagrams and drawings, the design system of an Italian historic center, that of Vicenza, Italy. Vicenza is the result of an urban construction process that has as its model the invention of the Palladian design system. The main argument is how the architectur...
| Main Author: | Marino, Marco, |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cham :
Springer,
2023.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 125 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series: |
Cities, heritage and transformation.
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| Summary: |
This book shows through historical data, diagrams and drawings, the design system of an Italian historic center, that of Vicenza, Italy. Vicenza is the result of an urban construction process that has as its model the invention of the Palladian design system. The main argument is how the architectural vision of Andrea Palladio shaped Vincenza to the city it is today. Vicenza is an example of a collective dream, an expression of the best Renaissance artistic culture, a classic example that a city can reform itself through intellectual activity. |
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| Item Description: |
Chapter 1 - Architect of the city -- Chapter 2 - The Gothic Vicenza. An empty city full of Palaces -- Chapter 3 - Andrea Palladio's Method and Work -- Chapter 4 - Vicenza after Palladio. This book shows through historical data, diagrams and drawings, the design system of an Italian historic center, that of Vicenza, Italy. Vicenza is the result of an urban construction process that has as its model the invention of the Palladian design system. The main argument is how the architectural vision of Andrea Palladio shaped Vincenza to the city it is today. Vicenza is an example of a collective dream, an expression of the best Renaissance artistic culture, a classic example that a city can reform itself through intellectual activity. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 125 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783031432880 3031432886 |
| ISSN: |
2731-5371. |