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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819627303321

Autore

Habraken N. J

Titolo

Palladio's children / / N.J. Habraken ; edited by Jonathan Teicher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Taylor & Francis, 2005

ISBN

1-134-32540-1

1-281-15799-6

9786611157999

0-203-00392-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TeicherJonathan

Disciplina

720/.1/03

Soggetti

Architecture and society

Architecture - Aesthetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical (p. 195-199) references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Palladio's children -- Leaving the field -- About fields -- Encounters with the field -- Back in the field again -- Ways of working -- About an attitude in making architecture -- Towards an architecture of the field.

Sommario/riassunto

Based on many years of personal observation, Palladio's Children critically examines the role of the architect as a professional descendent of Palladio, and as an heir to his architectural legacy. Seven innovative and carefully crafted essays explore the widening ideological schism between today's architects whose core values, identity and education remain rooted in the Renaissance legacy of creating artful 'masterpieces', and the practical demands on a profession which acts within an evolving, ubiquitous and autonomous built environment or 'field'. Clearly written yet expre