{"product_id":"paolo-portoghesi-silvia-micheli-9781350408616","title":"Paolo Portoghesi: Architecture Between History, Politics and Media","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough the work of the Italian architect, theorist and historian Paolo Portoghesi (1931-2023), this book offers a new perspective on postmodern architecture, showing the agency of other spheres of knowledge - history, politics and media - in the making of postmodern architectural discourse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt explores how Portoghesi's personal \"postmodern project\" was based on the triangulation of a renewed interest in historical architectural language, unprecedented use of media and intertwined links between architecture and politics. Organized in a sequence of critical chapters supported by the analysis of Portoghesi's most significant architectural projects - including Casa Baldi (1959), The Mosque in Rome (1975-95) and his Strada Novissima exhibition (1980) - and publications, the book unfolds around the three main themes of history, politics and media. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished as part of the \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, the study features previously-unpublished archival material, interviews by the authors and articles from professional and mainstream press to present Portoghesi in his multifaceted role of mediator, politician, historian and designer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvia Micheli,Léa-Catherine Szacka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350408611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350408616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.49d","brand":"Silvia Micheli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48484969971967,"sku":"9781350408616","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64dc00a4-74de-4931-8ced-8159327e46ae.jpg?v=1778047045","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paolo-portoghesi-silvia-micheli-9781350408616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}