Poetics of Underground Space - Architecture, Literature, Cinema

This book investigates the relationship architecture has with the underground. It provides a broad ranging historical and theoretical survey of, and critical reflection on, ideas pertaining to the creation and occupation of underground space.

List of contents

1. Huddling 2. Notes from the underground 3. The city other 4. Mimicry 5. Novelty is but oblivion 6. Stone skies 7. Sensations 8. Sous passages 9. Buried high-rises 10. Brightening the dark Bibliography Index

About the author

Antonello Boschi (1964) studied in Florence, where he graduated with Adolfo Natalini and gained a Ph.D. in Architectural and Urban Design. His essays, works and reviews have been published in Abitare, Area, Archi, Architécti, Arquitectura Viva, Bauwelt, Casabella, Detail, Diseño Interior, Interni, Materia, On Diseño, Rassegna, The Architectural Review. Major writings include Fenomenologia della facciata (Milan 2010), Ri-scritture/Re-Writings (Milan 2011), Filosofia del Nascosto. Costruire, pensare, abitare nel sottosuolo (Venice 2015), L’architettura della villa moderna (Macerata 2016–2018), Abbandoni e resistenze. Note per una fenomenologia della facciata nel Novecento (Pisa 2020). He is currently Associate Professor at the School of Engineering in Pisa, where he lectures on Architectural Composition.

Summary

This book investigates the relationship architecture has with the underground. It provides a broad ranging historical and theoretical survey of, and critical reflection on, ideas pertaining to the creation and occupation of underground space.

Product details

• Authors: Antonello Boschi, Antonello (University of Pisa Boschi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781032069920
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3206992-0
• No. of pages: 148
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Professional interior design, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, History of Architecture, Architecture: interior design, Theory of architecture, Architectural structure and design