Palladio, the villa and the landscape / Gerrit Smienk and Johannes Niemeijer ; with contributions by Hans Venema ; and drawings by Frits van Dongen [and others] and their assistants ; [editing, Hans Venema].

Main entry:

Smienk, Gerrit.

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Publication:

Description:

159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 158) and index.
Overview. Palladio, theory and practice ; Exploring the villas from the air ; Traces ; Indicators and predecessors ; Interpretations and research questions -- The re-creation of the Venetian terraferma. State intervention ; Drainage and reclamation ; Low land and high water ; High land and low water ; The re-creation of the Venetian terraferma -- Ten selected villas. Villa Godi: recomposing the landscape ; Villa Saraceno: breathing in the landscape ; Villa Pisani, Bagnolo: the jump across the river ; Villa Poiana: broad composition ; Villa Badoer: separation and embrace ; Villa Foscari: 'In splendid isolation' ; Villa Cornaro: long sightlines ; Villa Barbaro: water machines at the foot of the mountains ; Villa Emo: a focal point in an agricultural landscape ; Villa Rotonda: all-round symmetry and different on all sides -- The agricultural villa as model farm. The laws of architecture ; A paradoxical problem ; The residence ; The coperto, or farm buildings ; The farmyard ; Variations on the model ; The essence of the model ; Plan development in three directions ; Spatial synthesis -- The villa in a production landscape. Framing ; The agricultural domain and the parcellation ; Buildings and artefacts ; Beacons in the landscape ; The secret of Palladian staging.

Summary:

Studies the relationship between Palladian villas in the Veneto and the landscape, demonstrating how each was sited to enhance the drama of the overall architectural ensemble.

ISBN:

9783034607124
3034607121

Subject:

Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580 Criticism and interpretation.
Palladio, Andrea Criticism and interpretation.
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.
Palladio, Andrea 1508-1580
Palladio, Andrea.
Architecture, Domestic Italy.
Landscapes Italy.
Architecture, Domestic Designs and plans.
Paysages Italie.
Architecture domestique Dessins et plans.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture, Domestic.
Landscapes.
Landschaft
Villa.
Garten.
Gartengestaltung.
Italy.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Architectural drawings.
Designs and plans.

Added entries:

Niemeijer, Johannes, 1949-
Venema, Hans.
Dongen, Frits van, 1946-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 273066
Call No.: BIB 206491
Status: Available

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