There are no books that focus on the unique artistic characteristics of the Venetian facade and its potential relevance to contemporary architectural and urban issues, as this book intends. This book is about architecture. It is not about history, although a bit of history is necessary to set the context. It is not about theory, although, again, a bit is necessary to connect the facade with urbanism. It is also not about structure and technology. And, most definitely, it is not about the plan. All of these topics are well-covered elsewhere. This book is about the facade. It explores the art and typology of the Venetian facade, not only as a high point of architectural literacy and achievement, but as a potentially useful contemporary stimulant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This book is about the facade. It explores the art and typology of the Venetian facade, not only as a high point of architectural literacy and achievement, but as a potentially useful contemporary stimulant.
Preface ix
\nVeneziani Gran Signori 1
\nIntroduction 3
\nThe Venetian Facade 4
\nThe Classical Facade 6
\nThree Facade Types 8
\nVenezia: Forma Urbis 13
\nOrigins 15
\nFoundation of Venice 16
\nCanals and Streets 19
\nCivic Structure and Urban Fabric 21
\nNeighborhoods 22
\nThe Classical Facade 33
\nFlorence and Venice 35
\nItalian Renaissance Classicism 36
\nVenetian Classicism 38
\nThe Venetian Facade 53
\nThe Venetian House 53
\nPrinciples 54
\nVenetian Facade Types 56
\nElements 58
\nStructure and Order 60
\nEarly Venetian Houses 62
\nSingle Bay Facades 64
\nComposite Single Bay Facades 70
\nDouble Side Bay Facades 72
\nSide and Center Bay Facades 76
\nThree Bay Facades 92
\nDouble Facades 102
\nMultiple Bay Facades 106
\nOddities 114
\nThe End of La Serenissima 117
\nThe Urban Facade Beyond Venice 118
\nThe Architectural Promenade 118
\nThe Urban Promenade 123
\nAmerican Modernism 124
\nEuropean Modernism 125
\nThe Modern Facade 127
\nTwo Strains of Modernism 127
\nVenetian Legacies 129
\nVilla Stein-de-Monzie 130
\nLe Corbusier in Urban Context 137
\nApocalypse 138
\nContemporary Modernism 139
\nArchitecture and the City 140
\n“… always start with the pics.” 142
\nNotes 144
\nGlossary 145
\nReferences 145
\nIndex 146
\nIllustrations 147<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":52089,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5559],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-52088","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-architecture-landscape-design","7":"author-by-author-michael-dennis","8":"publisher-oro-editions","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n