Screen LibraryPalazzo della civiltà Italiana /
In 2015, the storied fashion house Fendi moved its headquarters into the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana in Rome, a stark white cube perforated by symmetrical arches. Originally commissioned as part of an exhibition on Roman civilization for the 1942 world's fair, the architects took their cues...
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Rizzoli,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Italian |
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| Summary: |
In 2015, the storied fashion house Fendi moved its headquarters into the Palazzo della Civilta Italiana in Rome, a stark white cube perforated by symmetrical arches. Originally commissioned as part of an exhibition on Roman civilization for the 1942 world's fair, the architects took their cues from ancient history to create a building that was quintessentially Roman yet decidedly modern, earning its nickname the Square Colosseum. Because of its striking appearance and iconic status, the palazzo subsequently made appearances in a number of films by directors such as Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, and Peter Greenaway. The building remained relatively abandoned throughout much of its existence, until its recent inhabitance by the always forward-thinking house of Fendi, an experience which Karl Lagerfeld has likened to being on a spaceship transported into the future. |
| Item Description: |
At head of title: Fendi, Roma. Four 12-page 'intermezzo' pamphlets are bound throughout the book. "Originally published in Italian in 2017 by Libri Illustrati Rizzoli"--Title page verso. Includes interview with Marco Costanzi, the architect who oversaw the restoration project, and Pietro Beccari, CEO of Fendi. |
| Carrier Form: | 215 pages, 61 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780847859252 (hardcover) : 0847859258 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | NA4425 |
| CLC: |
TS941-05 TU-881.546 |
| Call Number: | TU-881.546/P155 |
| Contents: | The Square Colosseum : how to de-eternalize a city / Franco La Cecla -- Between proportion and disproportion : the Square Colosseum on the silver screen / Gianni Canova -- Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana : icon and theorem / Marco Biraghi -- The Palazzo as image / Stefano Chiodi -- The great crossword puzzle / Valerio Magrelli -- A challenge, a dream come true / Pietro Beccari and Marco Costanzi -- The Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana : through the camera lens / Karl Lagerfeld, Herbert List, William Klein, Franco Fontana, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Josef Koudelka, Gabriele Basilico, Massimo Siragusa, Andrea Jemolo -- Press review. |