It is well known that architecture has the potential to support and promote ideological propaganda. In the totalitarian regimes of twentieth-century Europe, political leaders clearly understood that potential and knew ...

An in-depth look at the influence of Zaha Hadid's pedagogy on her practice and the architecture field The first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the designer of ...

This excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism blends expert synthesis of the latest scholarship with completely new research, offering historical coverage as well as in-depth discussion of ...

With his colorful residential buildings, Bruno Taut was a decisive influence on Berlin settlement construction in the modern age. The seizure of power by the National Socialists forced the archi ...

Graphic Design in Museum Exhibitions offers an in-depth analysis of the multiple roles that exhibition graphics perform in contemporary museums and exhibitions. Drawing on a study of exhibitions that took ...

Photography, both in the form of contemporary practice and that of historical material, now occupies a significant place in the citadels of Western art culture. It has an institutional network ...

«Canova era di statura media, snello della persona, ispirava confidenza al solo vederlo, confidenza che cresceva poi sentendolo parlare con questa sua voce sonora. La sua faccia esprimeva la bonta` ...

Dès le début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, René Magritte (1898-1967), frappé par la similitude du climat européen sous le joug nazi avec ce qu'exprimait le surréalisme, dresse le bilan ...

Whether we like a room or not largely depends on the design of the color landscape that we perceive when we enter the room. What is the key? In what ...

This magnificent book sheds new light on the celebration and uses of marble in art and literature and on the iconic potential of the stone. With 240 color illustrations, it ...

This book takes a new look at the eclectic work of Dominique Coulon; his production of public buildings illustrates the complexity of his architectural approach. Dominique Coulon plays with context, ...

The publication contributes to the field of conceptual photography both within and beyond the Latin American context. Bilingual Spanish translations extend its international reach. The diverse cadre of contributors offers ...

Este ensayo invita a la reflexión sobre la disciplina de la arquitectura desde el entendimiento de que se trata de un ámbito patriarcal que es origen de desigualdades efectivas. La ...

Steven Holl Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Steven Holl Winter Visual Arts Building, Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. SANAA New ...

Tracey Emin (b. 1963) has long claimed that Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was the artist who had inspired her the most. In her formative years as an artist, it was the ...

Nestled in thriving woodlands, overlooking bodies of water, or even exposed to the elements on a mountain?s peak, architects are contending to create high-impact spaces on a small scale. Cabin ...