The metamorphic nature of Venice, a city in which most buildings underwent throughout the centuries substantial volumetric and formal transformations informed by political and cultural shifts, is

Elements of Venice

The metamorphic nature of Venice, a city in which most buildings underwent throughout the centuries substantial volumetric and formal transformations informed by political and cultural shifts, is revealed in Elements of Venice through the analysis of single architectural elements. Developed as a parallel research project of Fundamentalsâ€•the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale curated by Rem Koolhaasâ€•the book offers insights on Venetian facades, stairs, corridors, floors, ramps, ceilings, doors, hearths, windows, balconies and walls. â€œProduct not [only] of the mind but of societal organizationâ€ the elements are isolated from their picture-perfect context and from the postcard view of Venice that is impressed in our retinas, introducing the readerâ€•through a combination of collages, drawings, photographs, paintings, film stills and quotesâ€•to a radically new way of seeing Venice. Like a camera obscura photograph cuts through the often irrelevant embellishments of architecture to reveal the underlying skeleton of a building (i.e. its elements), this guide will allow the reader to better understand the fundamental transformations that have shaped Venice during the past ten centuries. This city, which for many isâ€•architecturally speakingâ€•permanently frozen in time, has in fact often been at the forefront of challenging the architectural conventions, both during the days of the Republic (until 1797), in which gothic and renaissance styles were seen as carriers of political and ideological meanings, and in the past two centuries when, despite the introduction of the dooming motto â€œComâ€™era, dovâ€™eraâ€ (â€œAs it was, where it wasâ€), Venice underwent an unprecedented urban transformation.
Country USA
Brand Lars Muller Publishers
Manufacturer LARS MULLER
Binding Paperback
PartNumber 1500
IsAdultProduct
Height 6.63
Length 4.75
Weight 1.60055602212
Width 1.58
ReleaseDate 2014-10-15
NumberOfItems 1

Country	USA
Brand	Lars Muller Publishers
Manufacturer	LARS MULLER
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	1500
IsAdultProduct
Height	6.63
Length	4.75
Weight	1.60055602212
Width	1.58
ReleaseDate	2014-10-15
NumberOfItems	1

Elements of Venice

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