From Doxiadis' Theory to Pikionis' Work

Reflections of Antiquity in Modern Architecture
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-50192-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Architecture

In this book, Tsiambaos redefines the ground-breaking theory of Greek architect and town planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis (The Form of Space in Ancient Greece) and moves his thesis away from antiquity and ancient architecture, instead arguing that it can only be understood as a theory founded in modernity.

In light of this, the author explores Doxiadis’ theory in relation to the work of the controversial Greek architect Dimitris Pikionis. This parallel investigation of the philosophical content of Doxiadis’ theory and the design principles of Pikionis’ work establishes a new frame of reference and creates a valuable and original interpretation of their work. Using innovative cross-disciplinary tools and methods which expand the historical boundaries of interwar modernism, the book restructures the ground of an alternative modernity that looks towards the future through a mirror that reflects the ancient past.

From Doxiadis’ Theory to Pikionis’ Work: Reflections of Antiquity in Modern Architecture is fascinating reading for all scholars and students with an interest in modernism and antiquity, the history and theory of architecture, the history of ideas and aesthetics or town planning theory and design.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tsiambaos, Kostas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures Foreword by Maarten Delbeke Acknowledgement Abbreviations Introduction 1. Structures of vision 2. Ancient Greek optics and modern visual aesthetics 3. Seeing is knowing 4. Ancient communities 5. Built images – dream settings Conclusion – open horizons Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kostas Tsiambaos is an Assistant Professor of the History of Architecture at the School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. His research interests focus on the promotion and use of concepts and interpretive tools borrowed from philosophy, political theory and psychoanalysis in the history and theory of modern and contemporary architecture. His research has been published in international collective volumes and journals including the Journal of Architecture, ARQ and Architectural Histories.