Modernity and Early Cultures
Reconsidering non western references for modern architecture in a cross-cultural perspective
At the beginning of the 20th century, the discovery of early cultures exerted a formative influence on modern architecture. Discussions on early civilizations in the Middle East, South-East Asia, and the pre-Columbian cultures of North and South America as well as new perceptions of archaism and primitivism revolutionized the production of art and architecture.
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At the beginning of the 20th century, the discovery of early cultures exerted a formative influence on modern architecture. Discussions on early civilizations in the Middle East, South-East Asia, and the pre-Columbian cultures of North and South America as well as new perceptions of archaism and primitivism revolutionized the production of art and architecture.
In this anthology, European and North and South American scholars from various fields address art and architectural theory to show the avant-garde’s historical relation to archaeology and its influence on the development of Modernism. Contributors include Can Bilsel (San Diego), Luis E. Carranza (Rhode Island), Johannes Cramer (Berlin), Christian Freigang (Frankfurt), Maria P. Gindhart (Atlanta), Jorge F. Liernur (Buenos Aires), Anna Minta (Bern), and Bernd Nicolai (Bern).
In this anthology, European and North and South American scholars from various fields address art and architectural theory to show the avant-garde’s historical relation to archaeology and its influence on the development of Modernism. Contributors include Can Bilsel (San Diego), Luis E. Carranza (Rhode Island), Johannes Cramer (Berlin), Christian Freigang (Frankfurt), Maria P. Gindhart (Atlanta), Jorge F. Liernur (Buenos Aires), Anna Minta (Bern), and Bernd Nicolai (Bern).
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk Tysk
- Sider
- 236
- ISBN
- 9783034305082
- Utgivelsesår
- 2011
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
Om forfatteren
Anna Minta is Assistant Professor of Architectural History and Preservation at Bern University, Department of Art History. Her research concentrates on architecture and political representation in the 19th and 20th century in Europe, Israel and the United States. In 2004 she published
Israel Bauen. Architektur, Städtebau und Denkmalpolitik nach der Staatsgründung 1948.
Bernd Nicolai is Professor of Architectural History and Preservation at Bern University, Department of Art History. His research focuses on art and architecture in the middle ages and the development after the industrial revolution. Among numerous articles on architecture and cultural transfer he published Moderne und Exil, Deutschsprachige Architekten in der Türkei 1925-1955 (1998).
Bernd Nicolai is Professor of Architectural History and Preservation at Bern University, Department of Art History. His research focuses on art and architecture in the middle ages and the development after the industrial revolution. Among numerous articles on architecture and cultural transfer he published Moderne und Exil, Deutschsprachige Architekten in der Türkei 1925-1955 (1998).
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