Title & Author:

Venice lessons : industrial nostalgia : teaching and research in architecture / [editors, Harry Gugger [and five others]].

Publication:

Basel : Laba EPFL ; Zurich : Park Books, c2016.

Description:

216 pages, 3 folded pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 32 cm.

Notes:
Contains no title page, title from cover.
"This is Venice", by Miroslav Sasek's is reprinted in its entirety and published 2016 as part of the larger work "Venice Lessons".
Dust jacket is a folded map.
Includes a reprint of the work: "This is Venice", by Miroslav Sasek.
Includes bibliographical references.
This is Venice / Miroslav Sasek -- Introduction data -- Introduction -- Terraferma -- Marshlands -- Infrastructure -- Representation.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Venice, one of the world's most famous places, has a dual nature of real city and myth. It is suspended in the struggle between sea and soil and unable to survive without cyclical preservation and continual compromise. The myth, which is largely shaped by nostalgia and ideals of the past, superimposes today's real city with its infrastructural challenges and can hardly be reconciled with a concrete future. "Venetian Lessons: Industrial Nostalgia" examines this conflict. Based on a recent research program at EPFL's Laboratory Basel (laba), it demonstrates how the city must constantly redesign its historic image to retain its position as one of Europe's prime tourist attractions while the necessary permanent renovation undermines its livelihood. The findings are visualized in striking images, graphics and maps. The book also features proposals for architectural interventions by laba's students. Interlaced is a reprint of Miroslav Sasek's famous picture book 'This is Venice' which reflects the common Venice nostalgia while the 'Venice Lessons' research context enables a fresh reading of this children's classic.

ISBN:

9783038600343 (pbk.)
3038600342
9780789312235
0789312239

Subject:

Architecture Italy Venice.
Urban landscape architecture Italy Venice.
Historic buildings Italy Venice.
Paysage urbain Italie Venise.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Historic buildings.
Urban landscape architecture.
Venice (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Italy Venice.

Added entries:

Gugger, Harry, 1956- editor.
Sasek, M. (Miroslav), 1916-1980. This is Venice.
École polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Laboratoire Bâle (laba) issuing body

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295789
Call No.: BIB 242184
Status: Available