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OverviewHierarchies of the household: how Palladio composed his iconic villas for collective living. Visiting the villas built by Andrea Palladio (15081580), one inevitably asks oneself how people lived there in the sixteenth century. Palladio articulated the villas as ""small towns"" (piccole città) that formed a unit with adjacent service buildings and farm fields. Within their walls lived a multitude of people of all ages, social backgrounds and various skills. They were the venue for significant moments of public life. In these houses, the principles of hygiene, privacy and comfort, which we consider essential today, did not apply; furniture as such did not exist. Living with Palladio in the Sixteenth Century investigates how Palladio's houses, their floors, rooms and measurements are designed to structure the life of such a heterogeneous family of people. It analyses their hierarchical structure with the owner (padrone) at the top and everyone involved in the everyday running of the household (famiglia minuta) at the bottom. This book fills a decisive gap in research literature on the famous Italian architect by looking at how Palladio prioritised the domestic functions of his private buildings. AUTHOR: Antonio Foscari is an architect and has been a professor of architecture at the University of Venice since 1971. In 1973, he restored the Villa Malcontenta, built for his ancestors by Andrea Palladio, and has concentrated his research on buildings by the great Renaissance architect since that date. 71 illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Antonio FoscariPublisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG Imprint: Lars Muller Publishers ISBN: 9783037786383ISBN 10: 3037786388 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 13 May 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"Expanding upon Palladio's idea that his villas were ""small towns"" (piccole citt�), Foscari examines the architect's consideration of sanitation, privacy, family life, and other non-aesthetic aspects critical to the design of a functional home.--Adam Chen ""New Criterion""" Expanding upon Palladio's idea that his villas were small towns (piccole citta), Foscari examines the architect's consideration of sanitation, privacy, family life, and other non-aesthetic aspects critical to the design of a functional home.--Adam Chen New Criterion Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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