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Post-Western Histories of Architecture (Routledge Research in Architecture) 1st Edition

by Pilar Maria Guerrieri (Author), Marco Biraghi (Author)
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This book seeks to provide an alternative post-Western perspective to the history of contemporary architecture. It puts forward detailed critical analyses of various areas of the world, including Europe, Latin America, Africa, China, Australia, India and Japan, where particular movements of architecture have developed as active ‘political acts’.

The authors focus on a broad spectrum of countries, architectures and architects that have developed a design approach closely linked to the building context. The concept of context is broad and includes various economic, social, cultural, political and natural aspects. In all cases, the architects selected in this book have chosen to view context as an opportunity. However, each architect has considered certain specific aspects of context: some have been very attentive to the social context, others to material aspects or typological issues, and still others to aspects related to political visions or economic factors. The analysis critically highlights interesting, creative and respectful design approaches towards local conditions, such as sustainability in Nordic Europe, climate-conscious design in Africa, and the ‘bottom-up’ sensitivity of India. The book’s main aim is to retrace, through both theoretical arguments and case studies, the debate that focuses on politics and the environment. Thanks to its valuable examples, this book strives to make a conscious contribution to establishing a bulwark against the current ‘flattening-out’ processes that architecture is experiencing.

This book will be of relevance to researchers, teachers and students interested in the history of architecture, architecture and planning, and postcolonial studies.

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  1. ISBN-10
    103236291X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1032362915
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Routledge
  5. Publication date
    June 23, 2023
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  8. Print length
    230 pages
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Pilar Maria Guerrieriis an architectural historian who has lived between Italy, the UK and India for almost ten years. She has a PhD in Architectural Composition and a second degree in Philosophy. Currently, she teaches History of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. She is the author of Maps of Delhi (Niyogi, 2017), Negotiating Cultures: Delhi’s Architecture and Planning from 1912 to 1962 (Oxford University Press, 2018) and Egizio Nichelli Architetto (1937–1991) (Franco Angeli, 2022).

Marco Biraghiis a professor at the Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, where he teaches History of Contemporary Architecture. His published works include Project of Crisis: Manfredo Tafuri and Contemporary Architecture (The MIT Press, 2013), Storia dell’architettura italiana 1985–2015 (with S. Micheli, Einaudi, 2013), L’architetto come intellettuale (Einaudi, 2019), Questa è architettura. Il progetto come filosofia della prassi (Einaudi, 2021) and Storia dell’architettura contemporanea II 1945–2023 (Einaudi, 2023).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (June 23, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 230 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 103236291X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1032362915
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.28 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches

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Pilar Maria Guerrieri (1986-Present) was born in Milan, Italy. Since childhood she has seen her parents traveling to India. She graduated in architecture in Italy but for her post graduation studies she decided to explore the Indian subcontinent. Always fascinated by anthropological and philosophical studies related to architecture and planning, she got her PhD with honours in Architectural Design, Architectural Composition, Criticism and Theory, studying how cultural exchanges affected architecture and planning of the capital of India from 1912 to 1962. Since she finished her PhD she is teaching, being now Associate Professor in Delhi. Her current research focuses on European influences in contemporary Delhi's architecture and planning. Her fist book "Maps of Delhi" is part of her extensive studies on the Indian capital.

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