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Alkistis Rodi
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Paperback. The picture that usually comes to mind when we think of Greek architecture is one of classical temples and ancient sites. This book takes a look at the Greece of reality rather than of the imagination the buildings constructed since the establishment of the modern Greek state. Series: Modern Architectures in History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 180 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; AM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
The picture that usually comes to mind when we think of Greek architecture is one of classical temples and ancient sites. This book takes a look at the Greece of reality rather than of the imagination the buildings constructed since the establishment of the modern Greek state. Greece: Modern Architectures in History provides a new understanding of modern Greek history and its architecture, introducing buildings, architects, and the ideas that shaped them, from the mid-nineteenth century neoclassical buildings for the new state to contemporary minimalist architectural works and projects of recent urban regeneration. This book relates Greek architecture to the ... Read more
The picture that usually comes to mind when we think of Greek architecture is one of classical temples and ancient sites. This book takes a look at the Greece of reality rather than of the imagination the buildings constructed since the establishment of the modern Greek state. Greece: Modern Architectures in History provides a new understanding of modern Greek history and its architecture, introducing buildings, architects, and the ideas that shaped them, from the mid-nineteenth century neoclassical buildings for the new state to contemporary minimalist architectural works and projects of recent urban regeneration. This book relates Greek architecture to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Modern Architectures in History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861893796
SKU
V9781861893796
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About Alkistis Rodi
Alexander Tzonis is Professor of Architecture at Tsinghua University, China, and Professor Emeritus at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He is the author of numerous books including Le Corbusier: The Poetics of Machine and Metaphor (2005). Alcestis P. Rodi is Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Patras, and a practising architect in Athens, Greece.
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