Albert Speer
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A thematic study of the reception of the Pantheon considered in relation to the: (1) Spread of Religious Tolerance, (2) Birth of Modern Science and Medicine, (3) Rise of Democratic Government, (4) Public Museum, (5) Public Library, (6)... more
Unlike many other publications on Nazi culture, this book is not primarily about what has been called "the Nazification of the arts," based upon state-supported use of the arts for propaganda, a curtailment of freedom in art criticism,... more
Review of a biography of the German film director Leni Riefenstahl.
"Rom-Berlin" is a historical study that investigates the competitive relationship between Nazi Germany and fascist Italy in the field of architecture between 1936 and 1942. Written in Italian, it presents the results of the archive... more
This article considers the involvement of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. It considers the form, function, and content of the Italian Pavil- ion designed for this fair and asserts that the prefabricated... more
This article assesses the development of Ian Hamilton Finlay's concrete and post-concrete aesthetics from his contact with Brazil's Noigandres poets in 1962 until his late-1970s correspondence with the architect and former Nazi minister... more
Öz Ankara Sergi Evi'nde 31 Ocak-15 Şubat 1943 tarihleri arasında açılan Yeni Alman Mimarisi Sergisi, II. Dünya Savaşı'nda açılan sergilerden biriydi. Sergi, büyüklüğü ve basında önemli bir yer edinmesi nedeniyle diğer sergilerden farklı... more
Albert Speer (1905–1981) undoubtedly occupies a special position in architectural history; his biography differs from that of all other 20th-century architects. The importance we attribute to him today is due not primarily to his work as... more
“Phantom heritage”, that is the long-term impact of landscapes altered by manipulation and lies, is discussed using the example of Thingstätten, huge open-air theatres built in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1937. They hosted... more
I propose to use dictatorial urbanisms as an analytical opportunity to delve into some concealed features of modern urban design and planning. The chapter explores the political-spatial nexus of totalitarianism from a theoretical... more
El presente trabajo es un análisis de la arquitectura que Albert Speer realizó durante el Tercer Reich. Ubicándose en el estilo neoclásico, se estudia la relación entre las construcciones planificadas en esta época y los proyectos... more
Da che parte possiamo entrare nello spazio urbano di una città? Da qualunque parte vogliamo. Possiamo accedere dalle porte principali, dagli accordi autostradali, dalle stazioni ferroviarie, dalle navette che troviamo a disposizione... more
Martin Mettin empfiehlt die Vorlesungen des Berliner Religionsphilosophen Klaus Heinrich. Dessen Interesse galt der Frage, wie aus dem Kunstsubjekt des aufstrebenden Bürgertums das zugerichtete Veranstaltungssubjekt im Nationalsozialismus... more
Connecting post-imperial studies to ruin studies, The Conquest of Ruins reconstructs and analyzes the Roman Empire’s afterlife as Western Europe’s history of neo-Roman mimesis. Each moment in the long European history of imitating Rome,... more
Nowadays, the extreme right political movements resurgence, whose success is partly consequence of some manifestations that could be considered as performative, are increasing in Europe. Employing a staging attitude to make them known,... more
In an attempt to understand complicity in the Third Reich, one must understand the internal forces of the human condition and the influence of belonging in ones world view.
En la actualidad, Europa asiste al resurgimiento de movimientos políticos de ultraderecha cuyo éxito se debe, en parte, a una suerte de manifestaciones que podrían considerarse performáticas. Un modo de darse a conocer utilizando la... more
Anche nei suoi fallimenti, Hobbes resta un incomparabile maestro politico. Non c'è altro filosofo i cui concetti abbiano avuto tanta efficacia, quantunque questa si sia contemporaneamente ripercossa in negativo sul suo sistema di... more
Die Architektur des Nationalsozialismus bietet – gemessen an der Planungswut der Machthaber – einen bemerkenswert geringen Output an tatsächlich errichteten Bauten. Nicht zu Unrecht ist daher auf die propagandistische Rolle der... more
For the first time, the history and use of civil aerial photography in Germany is addressed. Based on the question of the origins of a collection of aerial photographs associated with Hitler's favorite architect and minister, Albert... more
Après la recension en mars 2013 de l'Histoire de l'armement du colonel Ailleret, voici un deuxième volet consacré à un ouvrage tout aussi classique paru en 1950. Il traite des rapports complexes entre l'art militaire et la technique,... more
pdf includes 3 reviews: Meredith Gill in Renaissance Quarterly 59 (Fall 2006); Suzy Ford in Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 66 (June 2007); and Joseph P. Byrne in The Sixteenth Century Journal 38 (Spring 2007). Also... more
En este texto hago referencia a un conjunto de afirmaciones que, una vez finalizada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, hizo sobre su situación en el Tercer Reich Albert Speer, el arquitecto de Hitler. El núcleo de esta serie de afirmaciones es... more
Bu eser metni çalışmasının amacı, "Renk Kataloğu" isimli eserin kavramsal çerçevesini oluşturmak, görsel propagandanın 20. yüzyıldaki seyrinin sanat tarihiyle ilişkisini incelemek, gelişen dijital görüntü kaydetme... more
Maya, il velo ingannatore, che avvolge gli occhi dei mortali e fa loro vedere un mondo del quale non può dirsi né che esista, né che non esista; perché ella rassomiglia al sogno, rassomiglia al riflesso del Sole sulla sabbia, che il... more