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From a Nation Torn provides a powerful critique of art history's understanding of French modernism and the historical circumstances that shaped its production and reception. Within art history, the aesthetic practices and theories that emerged in France from the late 1940s into the 1960s are demarcated as postwar.
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From a Nation Torn provides a powerful critique of art history's understanding of French modernism and the historical circumstances that shaped its production and reception. Within art history, the aesthetic practices and theories that emerged in France from the late 1940s into the 1960s are demarcated as postwar.
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From a nation torn: decolonizing art and representation in France, 1945-1962
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From a Nation Torn provides a powerful critique of art history's understanding of French modernism and the historical circumstances that shaped its production and reception. Within art history, the aesthetic practices and theories that emerged in France from the late 1940s into the 1960s are demarcated as postwar.
From a nation torn: decolonizing art and representation in France, 1945-1962
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From a Nation Torn provides a powerful critique of art history's understanding of French modernism and the historical circumstances that shaped its production and reception. Within art history, the aesthetic practices and theories that emerged in France from the late 1940s into the 1960s are demarcated as postwar.
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avril 2014
avril 2014
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ix, 447 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plan, portraits ; 23 cm
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- Parks Canada History.,
- Parcs Canada Histoire.,
- Parks Canada,
- National parks and reserves Canada History.,
- Parcs nationaux Canada Histoire.,
- National parks and reserves,
- Nationalpark,
- 323 -- Politics, internal.,
- 502 -- Environmental issues.,
- 502.4 -- Nature reserves.,
- 502.7 -- Nature and wildlife protection.,
- 502.72 -- Wildlife reserves.,
- 502.8 -- Conservation, archaeological sites.,
- 574 -- Ecology.,
- 712.23 -- National parks.,
- 796.51.7 -- Tourism.,
- 93"19" -- Twentieth century.,
- 93"200" -- 2000-2009.,
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- Kanada,
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- (*41) -- Canada.,
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Calgary : University of Calgary Press, ©2011.
Calgary : University of Calgary Press, ©2011.
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A century of Parks Canada, 1911-2011 / edited by Claire Elizabeth Campbell.
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ix, 447 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plan, portraits ; 23 cm
A century of Parks Canada, 1911-2011 / edited by Claire Elizabeth Campbell.
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Calgary : University of Calgary Press, ©2011.
Calgary : University of Calgary Press, ©2011.
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- Parks Canada History.,
- Parcs Canada Histoire.,
- Parks Canada,
- National parks and reserves Canada History.,
- Parcs nationaux Canada Histoire.,
- National parks and reserves,
- Nationalpark,
- 323 -- Politics, internal.,
- 502 -- Environmental issues.,
- 502.4 -- Nature reserves.,
- 502.7 -- Nature and wildlife protection.,
- 502.72 -- Wildlife reserves.,
- 502.8 -- Conservation, archaeological sites.,
- 574 -- Ecology.,
- 712.23 -- National parks.,
- 796.51.7 -- Tourism.,
- 93"19" -- Twentieth century.,
- 93"200" -- 2000-2009.,
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320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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- Barbican Art Gallery Exhibitions.,
- Barbican Art Gallery,
- Indians of North America Pictorial works Exhibitions.,
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- Indians of North America.,
- Indigenous peoples North America Portraits Exhibitions.,
- Photography, Artistic Exhibitions.,
- Indigenous peoples North America In art Exhibitions.,
- Indians, North American,
- Indians, North American history,
- Autochtones Amérique du Nord Portraits Expositions.,
- Autochtones Amérique du Nord Dans l'art Expositions.,
- Photographie dans ethnologie Expositions.,
- Photographie artistique Expositions.,
- Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord.,
- Indigenous peoples,
- Photography, Artistic,
- Indians of North America Exhibitions,
- Photography,
- Fotografie.,
- Indianen.,
- Indiens Amérique du Nord Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Photographie États-Unis Catalogues d'exposition.,
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- North America,
- United States,
- Exhibition,
- Exhibition catalogs.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Illustrated works.,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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London : Barbican Art Gallery in association with Booth-Clibborn Editions, [1998], London : Distributed world-wide and by direct mail through Internos Books, ©1998
London : Barbican Art Gallery in association with Booth-Clibborn Editions, [1998], London : Distributed world-wide and by direct mail through Internos Books, ©1998
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Native nations : journeys in American photography / edited and introduced by Jane Alison.
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320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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London : Barbican Art Gallery in association with Booth-Clibborn Editions, [1998], London : Distributed world-wide and by direct mail through Internos Books, ©1998
London : Barbican Art Gallery in association with Booth-Clibborn Editions, [1998], London : Distributed world-wide and by direct mail through Internos Books, ©1998
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- Barbican Art Gallery Exhibitions.,
- Barbican Art Gallery,
- Indians of North America Pictorial works Exhibitions.,
- Photography United States Exhibitions.,
- Indians of North America.,
- Indigenous peoples North America Portraits Exhibitions.,
- Photography, Artistic Exhibitions.,
- Indigenous peoples North America In art Exhibitions.,
- Indians, North American,
- Indians, North American history,
- Autochtones Amérique du Nord Portraits Expositions.,
- Autochtones Amérique du Nord Dans l'art Expositions.,
- Photographie dans ethnologie Expositions.,
- Photographie artistique Expositions.,
- Peuples autochtones Amérique du Nord.,
- Indigenous peoples,
- Photography, Artistic,
- Indians of North America Exhibitions,
- Photography,
- Fotografie.,
- Indianen.,
- Indiens Amérique du Nord Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Photographie États-Unis Catalogues d'exposition.,
- Iwi taketake.,
- North America,
- United States,
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- Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich, 1828-1889 Models.,
- Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich, 1828-1889,
- Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevskiĭ, 1828-1889 ; 50 let Okt︢ia︡br︢ia︡,
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[between 1967 and 1990] ([Russia])
[between 1967 and 1990] ([Russia])
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Николаи Гаврилович Чернышевский, 1828-1889 : 50 let Okt︢ia︡br︢ia︡. Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevskiĭ, 1828-1889 : 50 let Okt︢ia︡br︢ia︡
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Николаи Гаврилович Чернышевский, 1828-1889 : 50 let Okt︢ia︡br︢ia︡. Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevskiĭ, 1828-1889 : 50 let Okt︢ia︡br︢ia︡
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[between 1967 and 1990] ([Russia])
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- Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich, 1828-1889 Models.,
- Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich, 1828-1889,
- Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevskiĭ, 1828-1889 ; 50 let Okt︢ia︡br︢ia︡,
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416 pages : chiefly color illustrations, plans ; 34 cm
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416 pages : chiefly color illustrations, plans ; 34 cm
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- Mazzoleni, Donatella, 1943-,
- Domus. English,
- Pappalardo, Umberto, 1949-,
- Romano, Luciano,
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- Mural painting and decoration, Roman Italy Rome.,
- Interior decoration Rome.,
- Dwellings Rome.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Greco-Roman.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Ancient Italy Rome.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Ancient Italy Pompeii (Extinct city),
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Italy Rome.,
- Architecture, Domestic Italy Rome.,
- Architecture, Domestic Italy Pompeii (Extinct city),
- Peinture et décoration murales gréco-romaines.,
- Peinture et décoration murales antiques Italie Rome.,
- Peinture et décoration murales antiques Italie Pompéi (Ville ancienne),
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Italie Rome.,
- Architecture domestique Italie Rome.,
- Architecture domestique Italie Pompéi (Ville ancienne),
- Décoration intérieure Rome.,
- Habitations Rome.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Ancient,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural,
- Architecture, Domestic,
- Dwellings,
- Interior decoration,
- Mural painting and decoration, Roman,
- Wandmalerei,
- Haus,
- Italy Pompeii (Extinct city),
- Italy Rome,
- Rome (Empire),
- Römisches Reich
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Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2004.
Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2004.
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Domus : wall painting in the Roman house / Donatella Mazzoleni ; essay and texts on the sites by Umberto Pappalardo ; photographs by Luciano Romano.
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416 pages : chiefly color illustrations, plans ; 34 cm
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Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2004.
Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2004.
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- Mazzoleni, Donatella, 1943-,
- Domus. English,
- Pappalardo, Umberto, 1949-,
- Romano, Luciano,
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- Mural painting and decoration, Roman Italy Rome.,
- Interior decoration Rome.,
- Dwellings Rome.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Greco-Roman.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Ancient Italy Rome.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Ancient Italy Pompeii (Extinct city),
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Italy Rome.,
- Architecture, Domestic Italy Rome.,
- Architecture, Domestic Italy Pompeii (Extinct city),
- Peinture et décoration murales gréco-romaines.,
- Peinture et décoration murales antiques Italie Rome.,
- Peinture et décoration murales antiques Italie Pompéi (Ville ancienne),
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Italie Rome.,
- Architecture domestique Italie Rome.,
- Architecture domestique Italie Pompéi (Ville ancienne),
- Décoration intérieure Rome.,
- Habitations Rome.,
- Mural painting and decoration, Ancient,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural,
- Architecture, Domestic,
- Dwellings,
- Interior decoration,
- Mural painting and decoration, Roman,
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340 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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340 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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- Storr, Robert.,
- Richter, Gerhard, 1932-,
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
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- Richter, Gerhard, 1932- Exhibitions.,
- Richter, Gerhard, 1932- Expositions.,
- Richter, Gerhard, 1932-,
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New York : Museum of Modern Art, 2002.
New York : Museum of Modern Art, 2002.
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Gerhard Richter : forty years of painting / Robert Storr.
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340 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Gerhard Richter : forty years of painting / Robert Storr.
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New York : Museum of Modern Art, 2002.
New York : Museum of Modern Art, 2002.
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- Storr, Robert.,
- Richter, Gerhard, 1932-,
- Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
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- Richter, Gerhard, 1932- Exhibitions.,
- Richter, Gerhard, 1932- Expositions.,
- Richter, Gerhard, 1932-,
- Richter, Gerhard, (1932- ...) Catalogues d'exposition.,
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viii, 222 pages, [6] pages folded panoramas : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
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viii, 222 pages, [6] pages folded panoramas : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
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- Barker, Robert, 1739-1806 Criticism and interpretation.,
- Barker, Henry Aston, 1774-1856 Criticism and interpretation.,
- Barker, Henry Aston, 1774-1856.,
- Barker, Robert, 1739-1806.,
- Panoramas Social aspects Great Britain.,
- Art exhibition audiences Great Britain.,
- Panoramas (Art) Aspect social Grande-Bretagne.,
- Art Expositions Publics Grande-Bretagne.,
- ART History Romanticism.,
- HISTORY Europe Great Britain.,
- Art exhibition audiences.,
- Great Britain.,
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
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The first panoramas : visions of British imperialism / Denise Blake Oleksijczuk.
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2011.
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- Barker, Robert, 1739-1806 Criticism and interpretation.,
- Barker, Henry Aston, 1774-1856 Criticism and interpretation.,
- Barker, Henry Aston, 1774-1856.,
- Barker, Robert, 1739-1806.,
- Panoramas Social aspects Great Britain.,
- Art exhibition audiences Great Britain.,
- Panoramas (Art) Aspect social Grande-Bretagne.,
- Art Expositions Publics Grande-Bretagne.,
- ART History Romanticism.,
- HISTORY Europe Great Britain.,
- Art exhibition audiences.,
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2 volumes : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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2 volumes : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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- Graham, Paul, 1956-,
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- Photographie artistique.,
- art photography.,
- New Jersey Pictorial works.,
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- Long Island (N.Y.) Ouvrages illustrés.,
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London : MACK, [2024], ©2024
London : MACK, [2024], ©2024
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Verdigris : Ambergris / Paul Graham.
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2 volumes : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Verdigris : Ambergris / Paul Graham.
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London : MACK, [2024], ©2024
London : MACK, [2024], ©2024
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- Graham, Paul, 1956-,
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- Photographie artistique.,
- art photography.,
- New Jersey Pictorial works.,
- Long Island (N.Y.) Pictorial works.,
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In this long-awaited work, Dalibor Vesely proposes an alternative to the narrow vision of contemporary architecture as a discipline that can be treated as an instrument or commodity. In doing so, he offers an account of the ontological and cultural foundations of modern architecture and, consequently, of the nature and cultural role of architecture through history.(...)
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In this long-awaited work, Dalibor Vesely proposes an alternative to the narrow vision of contemporary architecture as a discipline that can be treated as an instrument or commodity. In doing so, he offers an account of the ontological and cultural foundations of modern architecture and, consequently, of the nature and cultural role of architecture through history.(...)
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Théorie de l’architecture
Théorie de l’architecture
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octobre 2006, Cambridge (MA), London
octobre 2006, Cambridge (MA), London
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Architecture in the age of divided representation : the question of creativity in the shadow of production
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In this long-awaited work, Dalibor Vesely proposes an alternative to the narrow vision of contemporary architecture as a discipline that can be treated as an instrument or commodity. In doing so, he offers an account of the ontological and cultural foundations of modern architecture and, consequently, of the nature and cultural role of architecture through history. Vesely's argument, structured as a critical dialogue, discovers the first plausible anticipation of modernity in the formation of Renaissance perspective. Understanding this notion of perspective against the background of the medieval philosophy of light, he argues, leads to an understanding of architectural space as formed by typical human situations and by light before it is structured geometrically. The central part of the book addresses the question of divided representation - the tension between the instrumental and the communicative roles of architecture - in the period of the baroque, when architectural thinking was seriously challenged by the emergence of modern science. Vesely argues that to resolve the dilemma of modernity - reconciling the inventions and achievements of modern technology with the human condition and the natural world - we can turn to architecture and its latent capacity to reconcile different levels of reality, its ability to relate abstract ideas and conceptual structures to the concrete situations of everyday life. Vesely sees the restoration of this communicative role of architecture as the key to the restoration of architecture as the topological and corporeal foundation of culture; what the book is to our literacy, he argues, architecture is to culture as a whole. He concludes by proposing a new poetics of architecture that will serve as a framework for the restoration of the humanistic role of architecture in the age of technology.
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In this long-awaited work, Dalibor Vesely proposes an alternative to the narrow vision of contemporary architecture as a discipline that can be treated as an instrument or commodity. In doing so, he offers an account of the ontological and cultural foundations of modern architecture and, consequently, of the nature and cultural role of architecture through history. Vesely's argument, structured as a critical dialogue, discovers the first plausible anticipation of modernity in the formation of Renaissance perspective. Understanding this notion of perspective against the background of the medieval philosophy of light, he argues, leads to an understanding of architectural space as formed by typical human situations and by light before it is structured geometrically. The central part of the book addresses the question of divided representation - the tension between the instrumental and the communicative roles of architecture - in the period of the baroque, when architectural thinking was seriously challenged by the emergence of modern science. Vesely argues that to resolve the dilemma of modernity - reconciling the inventions and achievements of modern technology with the human condition and the natural world - we can turn to architecture and its latent capacity to reconcile different levels of reality, its ability to relate abstract ideas and conceptual structures to the concrete situations of everyday life. Vesely sees the restoration of this communicative role of architecture as the key to the restoration of architecture as the topological and corporeal foundation of culture; what the book is to our literacy, he argues, architecture is to culture as a whole. He concludes by proposing a new poetics of architecture that will serve as a framework for the restoration of the humanistic role of architecture in the age of technology.
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octobre 2006, Cambridge (MA), London
octobre 2006, Cambridge (MA), London
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Théorie de l’architecture
Théorie de l’architecture
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Dalibor Vesely proposes an alternative to the narrow vision of contemporary architecture as a discipline that can be treated as an instrument or commodity. In doing so, he offers nothing less than an account of the ontological and cultural foundations of modern architecture and, consequently, of the nature and cultural role of architecture through history. Vesely's(...)
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Dalibor Vesely proposes an alternative to the narrow vision of contemporary architecture as a discipline that can be treated as an instrument or commodity. In doing so, he offers nothing less than an account of the ontological and cultural foundations of modern architecture and, consequently, of the nature and cultural role of architecture through history. Vesely's(...)
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Architecture in the age of divided representation : the question of creativity in the shadow of production
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Dalibor Vesely proposes an alternative to the narrow vision of contemporary architecture as a discipline that can be treated as an instrument or commodity. In doing so, he offers nothing less than an account of the ontological and cultural foundations of modern architecture and, consequently, of the nature and cultural role of architecture through history. Vesely's argument, structured as a critical dialogue, discovers the first plausible anticipation of modernity in the formation of Renaissance perspective. Understanding this notion of perspective against the background of the medieval philosophy of light, he argues, leads to an understanding of architectural space as formed by typical human situations and by light before it is structured geometrically. The central part of the book addresses the question of divided representation - the tension between the instrumental and the communicative roles of architecture - in the period of the baroque, when architectural thinking was seriously challenged by the emergence of modern science. Vesely argues that to resolve the dilemma of modernity - reconciling the inventions and achievements of modern technology with the human condition and the natural world - we can turn to architecture and its latent capacity to reconcile different levels of reality, its ability to relate abstract ideas and conceptual structures to the concrete situations of everyday life. Vesely sees the restoration of this communicative role of architecture as the key to the restoration of architecture as the topological and corporeal foundation of culture; what the book is to our literacy, he argues, architecture is to culture as a whole. He concludes by proposing a new poetics of architecture that will serve as a framework for the restoration of the humanistic role of architecture in the age of technology.
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Dalibor Vesely proposes an alternative to the narrow vision of contemporary architecture as a discipline that can be treated as an instrument or commodity. In doing so, he offers nothing less than an account of the ontological and cultural foundations of modern architecture and, consequently, of the nature and cultural role of architecture through history. Vesely's argument, structured as a critical dialogue, discovers the first plausible anticipation of modernity in the formation of Renaissance perspective. Understanding this notion of perspective against the background of the medieval philosophy of light, he argues, leads to an understanding of architectural space as formed by typical human situations and by light before it is structured geometrically. The central part of the book addresses the question of divided representation - the tension between the instrumental and the communicative roles of architecture - in the period of the baroque, when architectural thinking was seriously challenged by the emergence of modern science. Vesely argues that to resolve the dilemma of modernity - reconciling the inventions and achievements of modern technology with the human condition and the natural world - we can turn to architecture and its latent capacity to reconcile different levels of reality, its ability to relate abstract ideas and conceptual structures to the concrete situations of everyday life. Vesely sees the restoration of this communicative role of architecture as the key to the restoration of architecture as the topological and corporeal foundation of culture; what the book is to our literacy, he argues, architecture is to culture as a whole. He concludes by proposing a new poetics of architecture that will serve as a framework for the restoration of the humanistic role of architecture in the age of technology.
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juin 2004, Cambridge, Mass.
juin 2004, Cambridge, Mass.
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Théorie de l’architecture
Théorie de l’architecture
