Between external and internal space : an urban transition

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2012.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cappelletti Daniele
Other Authors: Michael Dennis.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72623
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spelling mit-1721.1/726232019-04-12T21:12:23Z Between external and internal space : an urban transition Cappelletti Daniele Michael Dennis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2012. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Page 283 blank. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-282). The aim of this dissertation is to explore the evolution of both architecture and urban space, in terms of mutual relationship between solids and voids, with particular attention to two transitional moments of ancient and modern history: the Hellenistic and Baroque periods. This study is the result of the consideration that in certain periods, at least in western history, there is a clear predominance of either interior or exterior space in relation to architecture. If on one hand external space seems to predominate in Greek and modern architecture, interior space is prevalent between the Roman and the Renaissance periods. The hypothesis is that both the Hellenistic and Baroque periods represent intermediate phases in the historical transition between interior and exterior space and that this transition is manifested, through the transformations of the urban fabric, in the enclosed civic spaces of forums and squares. The methodological approach can be more easily described defining what this analysis is not meant to be: this examination is neither intended to be an urban theory nor a historical study. The intention is to interrelate theory and history, remaining distant from the necessary abstraction of urban design theory and, at the same time, avoiding the indispensable specificity and attention to details required by architecture history. by Daniele Cappelletti. S.M. 2012-09-11T17:27:07Z 2012-09-11T17:27:07Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72623 805951543 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 283 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Between external and internal space : an urban transition
title Between external and internal space : an urban transition
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