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Rome: Urban Formation and Transformation
Jon Michael Scwarting
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Description for Rome: Urban Formation and Transformation
Hardback. A detailed overview of the city of Rome, which will be of interest to architectural students and professionals, as well as those who want to learn more about Rome. Num Pages: 180 pages, 150 colour. BIC Classification: 1DST; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 279. .
Formation is ideal and utopian thinking, whereas Transformation is the adaptation of the ideal to the real or existing conditions. Are the two mutually exclusive? Or do they exist in conversation, a constant back-and-forth, push-and-pull between the idealised and the pragmatic? This book examines the dialectical relation of Formation and Transformation in the creation of the city. Taking Rome as its central case study, it develops a contextual theory of urban development that incorporates Italian Renaissance, Baroque architecture, and classical history. Similarly, this book encourages the aspiring architectural student to consider the ramifications of practice and praxis. ... Read more
Formation is ideal and utopian thinking, whereas Transformation is the adaptation of the ideal to the real or existing conditions. Are the two mutually exclusive? Or do they exist in conversation, a constant back-and-forth, push-and-pull between the idealised and the pragmatic? This book examines the dialectical relation of Formation and Transformation in the creation of the city. Taking Rome as its central case study, it develops a contextual theory of urban development that incorporates Italian Renaissance, Baroque architecture, and classical history. Similarly, this book encourages the aspiring architectural student to consider the ramifications of practice and praxis. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oro Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
San Rafael, United States
ISBN
9781939621702
SKU
V9781939621702
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99-1
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