Title Building transatlantic Italy : architectural dialogues with postwar America / Paolo Scrivano, Boston University, USA

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2016

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Series Ashgate studies in architecture series Ashgate studies in architecture series Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Italy and America, Before and After the War; 2 America's Landing in Postwar Italy; "Design as a political force"; The Transatlantic Exchange as a Space In-between; American Resources and Italian Projects; 3 Actors and Instruments of the Italian-American Exchange; An Intrepid Intermediary; A "Mild Mr. Pickwick"; Filtering and Decoding American Architectural Discourse; 4 A Path Paved with Obstacles; A Dialogue with Dissonant Voices Domesticating ModernizationImporting the Myth of American Democracy; 5 Making "a Little America of Italy"; Domestic Space Under Change; "Those kitchens we cannot have"; Conclusion; Index Notes Originally published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Architecture and society -- Italy -- History -- 20th century Architecture -- Italy -- History -- 20th century. Architecture -- Italy -- American influences Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Italy ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments. ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice. ARCHITECTURE -- Reference. Reconstruction (1939-1951) Architecture Architecture -- American influences Architecture and society Italy Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781317170839 1317170830 9781315570501 1315570505 9781317170815 1317170814 9781472414830 1472414837 9781138246270 1138246271

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