Sheila Crane

Mediterranean Crossroads

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ISBN 13:: 9780816653621
author:: Sheila Crane
format:: Paperback
publisher:: University of Minnesota Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2011
Pages:: 376
Dimensions:: 25.4 x 17.8 centimetres (0.81 kg
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Architecture & Design, Criticism,
Condition:: New
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Mediterranean Crossroads: Marseille and Modern Architecture Sheila Crane explores how mythic ideas about Marseille shaped its urban landscape in this study of modern architecture. Drawing on diverse sources, including photographs, film, guidebooks, and postcards, Crane reconstructs the history and politics of architecture in Marseille from the 1920s to the years following World War II. Crane examines how architects and planners navigated local pressures, imperial visions, and transnational aspirations at the city's borders. By tracing successive planning proposals alongside shifting representations of the city, she sheds light on a lost chapter in the history of modern architecture. This book brings together a range of perspectives on Marseille's development as a critical hub between France and its overseas empire.

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