From Piazza to place royale: The evolution of an absolutist type (Italy, France)

dc.contributor.advisorIngersoll, Richarden_US
dc.creatorKirk, Dayna Katherineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:33:04Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:33:04Zen_US
dc.date.issued1989en_US
dc.description.abstractIn Renaissance Italy and France, newly built urban plazas were conceived of as outdoor rooms with uniform elevations and a focused monument. The coordination of planning circumstances was usually the endeavor of an aristocratic or a monarchial patron. The coherency of a plaza became a direct expression of this patron's will to express his authority. Analyzing Piazza Ducale in Vigevano, Piazza SS. Annunziata in Florence, the Campidoglio in Rome, Piazza Ducale in Sabbioneta, Piazza Reale in Turin, and then the Places Royales in Bordeaux, Rouen, and Nancy reveals the shift from the concept to the convention of architectural representation of power. Architectural forms possess no intrinsic political qualities. Their accomplishment or level of resolution is, however, consistently related to the political processes that facilitate their construction.en_US
dc.format.extent148 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Arch. 1989 Kirken_US
dc.identifier.citationKirk, Dayna Katherine. "From Piazza to place royale: The evolution of an absolutist type (Italy, France)." (1989) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13372">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13372</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13372en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.titleFrom Piazza to place royale: The evolution of an absolutist type (Italy, France)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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