Background
Zevi, Bruno was born on January 22, 1918 in Rome. Son of Guido and Ada (Bondi) Zevi.
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Frank Lloyd Wright called Bruno Zevi ”the most penetrating architectural critic of our time,” and one could ask for no better proof than Zevi’s masterpiece, The Modern Language of Architecture. In it, Zevi sets forth seven principles, or ”antirules,” to codify the new language of architecture created by Le Corbusier, Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Wright. In place of the classical language of the Beaux Art school, with its focus on abstract principles of order, proportion, and symmetry, he presents an alternative system of communication characterized by a free interpretation of contents and function, an emphasis on difference and dissonance, a dynamic of multidimensional vision, and independent interplay of elements, an organic marriage of engineering and design, a concept of living spaces that are designed for use, and an integration of buildings into their surroundings. Anticipating the innovations of postmodern architecture, Zevi argues forcefully for complexity and against unity, for decomposition dialogue between architecture and historiography, finding elements of the modern language of architecture throughout history, and discussing the process of architectural innovation. Sumptuously illustrated, and written in a clear, accessible manner, The Modern Language of Architecture will long remain one of the classics of architectural criticism and history.
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This classic work (first published in Italian in 1948, translated in 1957, and revised in 1974) examines the history of architecture in light of its essence as space, animating and illuminating architectural creations so that their beauty—or indifference—is exposed. Along with commercial and dwelling units, temples, palaces, and cathedrals, Zevi treats structures such as fountains, columns, and monuments, subjecting them all to aesthetic, cultural, and functional criteria and explaining them in easily understood terms. Beautifully illustrated with examples from the entire history of the art, this is one of the most stimulating and provocative books ever written on the history and purpose of architecture.
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critic architectural historian
Zevi, Bruno was born on January 22, 1918 in Rome. Son of Guido and Ada (Bondi) Zevi.
Degree in Classical Studies, Liceo Tasso, Rome, 1937. Master in Architecture, Harvard University, 1942. DArch, Faculty Architecture, Rome, 1945. Degree in Architecture (honorary), University Buenos Aires, 1951. Degree, Techion University, Haifa, 1990. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Michigan, 1986.
Director tech, magazines of United States Information Service in Italy 1944-1946. Cofounder Association for an Organic Architecture in Italy 1946. Co-Editor Metron, an architectural magazine 1945-1955.
Professor History of Architecture, University of Venice 1948-1963. Professor History of Architecture, University of Rome 1963-1979. General Secretary Italian Town Planning Institute 1952-1968.
Vice-President Italian Institute of Architecture. President Radical Party since 1985. M. P. since 1988; President Institute Committee of Architectural Critics.
Academician Venice Academy, of Art 1953, Accad. di San Luca, Rome since 1960.
( This classic work (first published in Italian in 1948, ...)
( Frank Lloyd Wright called Bruno Zevi ”the most penetrat...)
Author: Architecture as Space, 1957, The Modern Language of Architecture, 1978, Bruno Zevi on Modern Architecture, 1983, Zevi on Zevi: Architecture as Prophesy, 1993, Languages of Contemporary Architecture, 1993, Counter-History of Architecture in Italy, 1995. Editor: L'architettura Monthly Magazine, since 1955.
Member of American Institute of Architects (honorary), Academy National San Luca (Rome), Italian Institute Architecture (vice president since 1959), International Committee Architectural Critics (president since 1979), Royal Institute British Architects (honorary), Tennis (Rome).
Married Tullia Calabi Zevi, December 25, 1940. Children: Adachiara, Luca.