Architecture and cultural continuity : the making of festival, experience and historicity /
Bridging together architecture and festival, ritual and community, past and present, Architecture and Cultural Continuity provides an interdisciplinary philosophical framework for evaluating architecture as experience rather than uniquely form. Utilizing primarily the Festival of San Giovanni as a s...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Visual Arts,
2025.
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| Summary: | Bridging together architecture and festival, ritual and community, past and present, Architecture and Cultural Continuity provides an interdisciplinary philosophical framework for evaluating architecture as experience rather than uniquely form. Utilizing primarily the Festival of San Giovanni as a site of study, establishing the importance of cultural depth to architecture, both through its participation in such ritualized events, as well as when it is the background to everyday life. Global case studies, from Turkey to Japan, and from a range of different time periods, highlight how architecture can prioritize community and belonging. This book will appeal to researchers in architectural history and theory and cultural studies. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 320 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350411371 135041137X 9781350411418 1350411418 |