‘[A]rchitecture + [P]hotography + [A]rchive: the APA factor in the construction of historiography

The APA factor is the triangular foundation which the discursive edifice of Historiography in Modern Architecture rests upon. The production of architecture, its textual and photographic documentation, and the structured retrievability of visual records over time are the mutually interdependent link...

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Main Author: Pierluigi Serraino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:http://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/serraino.pdf
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description The APA factor is the triangular foundation which the discursive edifice of Historiography in Modern Architecture rests upon. The production of architecture, its textual and photographic documentation, and the structured retrievability of visual records over time are the mutually interdependent links required for the lasting inclusion of particular buildings and their architects in institutional discourse. This paper illustrates the case study of the Italian architect Gian Luigi Giordani, designer of the Farmitalia Pharmaceutical Factory in Milan, and the Italian architectural photographer Giorgio Casali where the links holding together the APA factor are broken, resulting in their contemporary oblivion.
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‘[A]rchitecture + [P]hotography + [A]rchive: the APA factor in the construction of historiography
Journal of Art Historiography
architecture
photography
archive
history
memory
magazines
Casali
title ‘[A]rchitecture + [P]hotography + [A]rchive: the APA factor in the construction of historiography
title_full ‘[A]rchitecture + [P]hotography + [A]rchive: the APA factor in the construction of historiography
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archive
history
memory
magazines
Casali
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