Gottfried Semper and the Problem of Historicism
Mari Hvattum “Gottfried Semper and the Problem of Historicism"
Cambridge University Press | 2004-01-12 | ISBN: 0521821630 | 288 pages | PDF | 23,4 MB
Cambridge University Press | 2004-01-12 | ISBN: 0521821630 | 288 pages | PDF | 23,4 MB
Using key texts by the German architect and theorist Gottfried Semper, Mari Hvattum offers a reinterpretation of historicism, viewed as a philosophical outlook as well as an architectural problem. Hvattum focuses on Semper's two major concerns: an understanding of the ontological significance of art and architecture, and their rendering as objects of scientific investigation and prediction. She uses Semper's thought as a means to address the inherent problems of historicist thought and its continued influence on modern architectural discourse.
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