Luigi Moretti: Works and Writings
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (904 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568983069 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-25 |
| Language | : | Italian |
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competition of 1937. This beautifully illustrated book containing essays, projects, and an anthology of Moretti's own writings will introduce this important architect to the English-speaking world.. DESCRIPTION: Luigi Moretti is the first English-language monograph on the Italian architect (1907-1973) whose monumental works include the urban plan of the Foro Italico, the Piazza Imperiale, and Palazzo Civilta Italiana, all in Rome, and his renowned entry for the E.U.R. Much adored by architects, Moretti's works have been largely overlooked by architectural historians. In addition to his buildings, Moretti created an important body of theoretical works, published primarily in the journal Spazio, which he cofounded in 1950. His post-World War II works include Casa Girasole in Rome, the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., and, with Pier Luigi Nervi, the Stock Exchange Tower in Montreal
. Moretti began his career as a Fascist prodigy, conceiving audacious spaces and structures for Mussolini's regime. The authors are Italian architectural historians who make the case that Moretti's work is due for reevaluation, though it is hard to sympathize with their feeling that in his later years he was unfairly maligned for being a Fascist. David R. From Library Journal This translation is the first English-language book about Luigi Moretti (1907-73), a brilliant and controversial Italian architect and urbanist. Essays on historic architecture and theory by Moretti are included, as is an unsigned essay on Moretti's life that begs the question of why he chose a totalitarian path. Bucci (Albert Kahn: Architect of Ford) reviews the architect's written and graphic output, while Mulazzani analyzes the designs. project is the ill-fated Watergate complex in Washington, DC. Some of his postwar ur
. Marco Mulazzani teaches at the I.U.A.V. in Venice
Poetry in Concrete R. Crane This is the first signficant English language text on this extraordinary architect, a genius in concrete. In North America there are only two examples of his work, the famed Watergate complex in Washington DC and the Tower of Change in Montreal Canada. According to the authors, over his lifetime he produced seventy projects.What this book gives is an insight into his remarkable career though his writings and pages of photographs. They trace the evolution of his career, showing the roots of ideas germinate on various buildings. The scope of Moretti's work is highly varied, private apartments, apartment bui