Overview
- Analyzes the life and work of a woman who changed the view of architecture and urbanism
- Provides insight into the theoretical thinking of the legendary Denise Scott Brown
- Focuses on her campus planning, mapping, and large design projects
Part of the book series: Springer Biographies (SPRINGERBIOGS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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About this book
Denise Scott Brown is best known as part of one of the most acclaimed architectural partnerships in modern architectural history, Denise Scott Brown & Robert Venturi. Together with Venturi, she ran the firm Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates (VSBA). Their architectural and urban planning designs, theories and publications caused a revolution in the world of architecture. Their most famous theoretical work, co-authored with Steven Izenour, Learning from Las Vegas, became a global phenomenon that marked the 20th century. Scott Brown & Venturi were also a married couple. However, in the traditional male-dominated architectural world, men were automatically put in leadership positions while the role of women was always underplayed, although they worked in equal partnership and made the same contribution. The role of Denise Scott Brown in joint projects, in the eyes of the public, was for decades diminished, while Venturi was brought to the forefront and celebrated as a genius. She never received due recognition for her work.
This book is entirely dedicated to Denise Scott Brown and gives her the credit she deserves. It informs readers about her life, analyzes her projects in both architecture and urban planning, and offers a better understanding of her theories. The seven chapters provide a comprehensive insight into the world of legendary Denise and complete the knowledge necessary to understand her as a true and authentic diva of architecture, an innovative urban planner, theorist and passionate professor. Chapter 8 is a comprehensive conclusion that rounds off the monograph through a shorter review of numerous topics covered in the previous chapters. At the very beginning of the book is a letter that Denise wrote to the author. Her words are an authentic testimony of her life after 1967. The book is richly illustrated with a total of 274 photographs, urban planning layouts and various project illustrations.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Biljana Arandelovic worked as an artist in Graz from 2005 to 2011, represented by Marion Fischer art moments Gallery. Arandelovic has authored the following books: Contemporary architecture and its development from the end of the 19th century to the present day (Službeni glasnik, 2022), Belgrade. The 21st Century Metropolis of Southeast Europe (Springer, 2020), Public Art and Urban Memorials in Berlin (Springer, 2018), and Visual Impressions: Architecture and Art in Public Space in Graz (Leykam, 2012).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Denise Scott Brown
Authors: Biljana Arandelovic
Series Title: Springer Biographies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36781-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36780-9Published: 22 August 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36783-0Due: 31 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-36781-6Published: 21 August 2023
Series ISSN: 2365-0613
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 295
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 238 illustrations in colour
Topics: Earth Sciences, general, Arts, Design, general