Post-war Architecture between Italy and the UK

Italy and the UK experienced a radical re-organisation of urban space following the devastation of many towns and cities in the Second World War. The need to rebuild led to an intellectual and cultural exchange between a wave of talented architects, urbanists and architectural historians in the two...

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description Italy and the UK experienced a radical re-organisation of urban space following the devastation of many towns and cities in the Second World War. The need to rebuild led to an intellectual and cultural exchange between a wave of talented architects, urbanists and architectural historians in the two countries. Post-war Architecture between Italy and the UK studies this exchange, exploring how the connections and mutual influences contributed to the formation of a distinctive stance towards Internationalism, notwithstanding the countries’ contrasting geographic and climatic conditions, levels of economic and industrial development, and social structures. Topics discussed in the volume include the influence of Italian historic town centres on British modernist and Brutalist architectural approaches to the design of housing and university campuses as public spaces; post-war planning concepts such as the precinct; the tensions between British critics and Italian architects that paved the way for British postmodernism; and the role of architectural education as a melting pot of mutual influence. It draws on a wealth of archival and original materials to present insights into the personal relationships, publications, exhibitions and events that provided the crucible for the dissemination of ideas and typologies across cultural borders. Offering new insights into the transcultural aspects of European architectural history in the post-war years, and its legacy, this volume is vital reading for architectural and urban historians, planners and students, as well as social historians of the European post-war period.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-747362025-07-30T11:54:59Z Post-war Architecture between Italy and the UK Ciccarelli, Lorenzo Melhuish, Clare architecture urban planning Italy:UK postwar cultural exchange built environment urban studies Architectur urbanism Italy UK architect building urban design town city planning town planning architectural criticism Welfare state post-war reconstruction historic centre exhibition magazine CIAM Team X AA Abercrombie New Towns. thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMX History of architecture thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RP Regional and area planning::RPC Urban and municipal planning and policy thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMX History of architecture thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RP Regional and area planning::RPC Urban and municipal planning and policy Italy and the UK experienced a radical re-organisation of urban space following the devastation of many towns and cities in the Second World War. The need to rebuild led to an intellectual and cultural exchange between a wave of talented architects, urbanists and architectural historians in the two countries. Post-war Architecture between Italy and the UK studies this exchange, exploring how the connections and mutual influences contributed to the formation of a distinctive stance towards Internationalism, notwithstanding the countries’ contrasting geographic and climatic conditions, levels of economic and industrial development, and social structures. Topics discussed in the volume include the influence of Italian historic town centres on British modernist and Brutalist architectural approaches to the design of housing and university campuses as public spaces; post-war planning concepts such as the precinct; the tensions between British critics and Italian architects that paved the way for British postmodernism; and the role of architectural education as a melting pot of mutual influence. It draws on a wealth of archival and original materials to present insights into the personal relationships, publications, exhibitions and events that provided the crucible for the dissemination of ideas and typologies across cultural borders. Offering new insights into the transcultural aspects of European architectural history in the post-war years, and its legacy, this volume is vital reading for architectural and urban historians, planners and students, as well as social historians of the European post-war period. 2021-12-09T04:01:22Z 2021-12-09T04:01:22Z 2021-12-08T12:16:21Z 2021 book ONIX_20211208_9781800080836_52 OCN: 1267687151 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51820 9781800080836 9781800080843 9781800080850 9781800080867 9781800080874 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/74736 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51820/1/9781800080836.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51820/1/9781800080836.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51820/1/9781800080836.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51820/1/9781800080836.pdf UCL Press UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781800080836 10.14324/111.9781800080836 29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc 9781800080836 9781800080843 9781800080850 9781800080867 9781800080874 UCL Press London open access
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AA
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Post-war Architecture between Italy and the UK
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topic architecture
urban planning
Italy:UK
postwar
cultural exchange
built environment
urban studies
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urbanism
Italy
UK
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building
urban design
town
city
planning
town planning
architectural criticism
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post-war
reconstruction
historic centre
exhibition
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Team X
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New Towns.
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topic_facet architecture
urban planning
Italy:UK
postwar
cultural exchange
built environment
urban studies
Architectur
urbanism
Italy
UK
architect
building
urban design
town
city
planning
town planning
architectural criticism
Welfare state
post-war
reconstruction
historic centre
exhibition
magazine
CIAM
Team X
AA
Abercrombie
New Towns.
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSD Urban communities
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