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Architecture as Space: How to Look at Architecture

by Bruno Zevi

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This classic work (first published in Italian in 1948, translated in 1957, and revised in 1974) examines the history of architecture in light of its essence as space, animating and illuminating architectural creations so that their beauty-or indifference-is exposed. Along with commercial and dwelling units, temples, palaces, and cathedrals, Zevi treats structures such as fountains, columns, and monuments, subjecting them all to aesthetic, cultural, and functional criteria and explaining them in easily understood terms. Beautifully illustrated with examples from the entire history of the art, this is one of the most stimulating and provocative books ever written on the history and purpose of architecture.… (more)
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Prima mia lettura di Zevi, e credo di aver iniziato dal punto giusto. Il libro inizia pian piano, con un paio di capitoli interlocutori - e a dirla tutta un po' stizziti nei confronti degli altri storici e studiosi dell'architettura. Ma poi arriva il capitolo quarto (che occupa la più parte del libro), un vero capolavoro di analisi e didattica che tratteggia una "antistoria" dell'architettura (parole di Zevi poste in conclusione al libro) che creerebbe in chiunque, grazie a intuizioni e metafore particolarmente acute, curiosità rispetto allo studio e alla comprensione degli spazi in cui viviamo. Per me capolavoro - e appena finita la lettura si ha già la sensazione che diventerà un testo di riferimento cui tornare più e più volte, per scoprirne tutti i tesori. ( )
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This classic work (first published in Italian in 1948, translated in 1957, and revised in 1974) examines the history of architecture in light of its essence as space, animating and illuminating architectural creations so that their beauty-or indifference-is exposed. Along with commercial and dwelling units, temples, palaces, and cathedrals, Zevi treats structures such as fountains, columns, and monuments, subjecting them all to aesthetic, cultural, and functional criteria and explaining them in easily understood terms. Beautifully illustrated with examples from the entire history of the art, this is one of the most stimulating and provocative books ever written on the history and purpose of architecture.

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