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Author:   Michael Dennis
Publisher:   Oro Editions
Imprint:   Oro Editions
Weight:   0.996kg
ISBN:  

9781961856356

ISBN 10:   1961856352
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   07 October 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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

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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.

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