Main entry:

Vidler, Anthony.

Title & Author:

Claude-Nicolas Ledoux : architecture and utopia in the era of the French Revolution / Anthony Vidler.

Edition:

[English ed.].

Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser-Publishers for Architecture, ©2006.

Description:

159 pages : illustrations (some color), map, plans ; 25 cm

Notes:
Originally published as Ledoux by Editions Hazan in 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (page 158) and index.
1. Classical maxims -- 2. Emblems of nobility -- 3. Public administration -- 4. The architecture of production -- 5. Languages of character -- 6. Gallo-Roman antiquity -- 7. Theatrical vision -- 8. Physiognomies of justice -- 9. From tollgates to Propylaea -- 10. Physiocratic regionalism -- 11. Agronomic architecture -- 12. Temples of sociability -- 13. Utopia or revolution.

Summary:

The work of 18th century French architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux has been subjected to multiple interpretations in the centuries following his death in 1806. Vidler argues that despite the idiosyncratic combination of geometrical purity, inventiveness and Enlightenment ideology which have made Ledoux a prototype for the modern, reformist architect, many of his apparent innovations in style and iconography can be traced to his deep respect for the tradition of French classicism, and a spirit of revival. Includes many photographs and plans.

ISBN:

3764374853 (alk. paper)
9783764374853 (alk. paper)
3764374845 (German language ed.)
9783764374846 (German language ed.)

Subject:

Ledoux, Claude Nicolas, 1736-1806 Criticism and interpretation.
Ledoux, Claude Nicolas, 1736-1806.
Ledoux, Claude Nicolas Architektur Bildband.
Arquitectura y sociedad Francia.
Arquitectos.
Néoclassicisme (Architecture) France.
21.62 history of architecture.
Gebouwen.
Architects France 18th century.
Visionary architecture.
Frankrijk.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 249021
Call No.: BIB 178590
Status: Available