Travels in Architectural History
Deriu, D., Turan Özkaya, B. and Piccoli, E. 2016. Travels in Architectural History. Architectural Histories. 4 (1), p. 19 19. https://doi.org/10.5334/ah.234
Deriu, D., Turan Özkaya, B. and Piccoli, E. 2016. Travels in Architectural History. Architectural Histories. 4 (1), p. 19 19. https://doi.org/10.5334/ah.234
Title | Travels in Architectural History |
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Type | Edited issue |
Authors | Deriu, D., Turan Özkaya, B. and Piccoli, E. |
Abstract | Travel is a powerful force in shaping the perception of the modern world and plays an ever-growing role within architectural and urban cultures. Inextricably linked to political and ideological issues, travel redefines places and landscapes through new transport infrastructures and buildings. Architecture, in turn, is reconstructed through visual and textual narratives produced by scores of modern travellers — including writers and artists along with architects themselves. In the age of the camera, travel is bound up with new kinds of imaginaries; private records and recollections often mingle with official, stereotyped views, as the value of architectural heritage increasingly rests on the mechanical reproduction of its images. Whilst students often learn about architectural history through image collections, the place of the journey in the formation of the architect itself shifts. No longer a lone and passionate antiquarian or an itinerant designer, the modern architect eagerly hops on buses, trains, and planes in pursuit of personal as well as professional interests. Increasingly built on a presumption of mobility, architectural culture integrates travel into cultural debates and design experiments. By addressing such issues from a variety of perspectives, this collection, a special Architectural Histories issue on travel, prompts us to rethink the mobile conditions in which architecture has historically been produced and received. |
Keywords | Travel |
Architectural History | |
Grand Tour | |
Architect | |
Representation | |
Article number | 19 |
Journal | Architectural Histories |
Journal citation | 4 (1), p. 19 |
ISSN | 2050-5833 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Ubiquity Press |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.5334/ah.234 |
Publication dates | |
Published | 23 Nov 2016 |
License | CC BY 3.0 |