| Description |
xiv, 251 p. : ill., maps, plans. |
| Series |
Writing architecture series |
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Writing architecture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Towards the archipelago : defining the political and the formal in architecture -- The geo-politics of the ideal villa : Andrea Palladio and the project of an anti-ideal city -- Instauratio urbis : Piranesi's Campo Marzio vs. Nolli's Nuova Pianta di Roma -- Architecture as a state of exception : Etienne-Louis Boullee's project for a metropolis -- The city within the city : Oswald Mathias Ungers, OMA, and the project of the city as archipelago. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Architecture.
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Cities and towns.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780262515795 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0262515792 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780262295918 (electronic bk.) |
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