{"product_id":"piero-portaluppi-9788857247465","title":"Piero Portaluppi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exhaustive monograph on the eminent architect, emblematic of Milanese, and also Italian, 20th-century architectural and figurative culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated in the 1930s, controversial and forgotten during the postwar period, and finally rediscovered today, \u003cem\u003ePiero Portaluppi\u003c\/em\u003e was an undisputed protagonist of 20th-century Italian architecture. An eclectic protagonist who steered clear of specific styles and schools, a master of hydroelectric architecture, and a great town planner whose projects changed the face of Milan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduced in collaboration with the Fondazione Piero Portaluppi, this new exhaustive monograph comprises a large photo album with new colour images of Portaluppi's architectural projects and interiors, taken by the well-known photographer Ciro Frank Schiappa. It includes three previously unpublished essays, illustrated with vintage photos by Antonio Paoletti; views and models of Portaluppi's projects; and items documenting his personal interests, such as cartoons, diagrams, sundials, postcards, and newspaper cuttings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume also features an interview with Portaluppi's nephew, architect Piero Castellini, by the famous film director Luca Guadagnino; an unpublished essay by architect Paolo Portoghesi; a biography of Piero Portaluppi by Jacopo Ghilardotti; a list of works and a bibliography compiled by Ferruccio Lupi, conservator at Fondazione Piero Portaluppi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597505183980,"sku":"9788857247465","price":195.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788857247465-piero-portaluppi.jpg?v=1777954487","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/piero-portaluppi-9788857247465","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}