In Siena; which is commonly described as a Gothic city; the Renaissance has usually been considered a marginal period when compared with the Florentine splendor. Specifically; in Siena the first half of the fifteenth century has long been considered a time of both absolute decadence and crisis in the demographic; political; economic; and social spheres. This book summarizes in a conversational style the reasons that period must be reassessed.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Nice book on the historical survey of modern planning strategies that shaped contemporary Seoul; Korea.By Joongwon LeeProf. Inha Jung became a popular architecture writer in Korea in 90s~00s through his trilogyon three key architects in Modern Korea; namely; Soogeun Kim; Joongup Kim; and Jongsung Kim.Like Bernini and Boromini; Soogeun and Joongup were lifetime rivals.The Korean regime leaders of 60s~80s favored Soogeun over Joongup.Soogeun; trained in Korean Japan; established SPACE.Joongup; trained in Korea France; was trained in atelier of Le Corbuiser.Soogeun and Joongup are the first generation of Korean architects.Jongsung represented 2nd generation of architects. Trained at IIT worked with Mies;Jongsung returned Korea as a first America-trained and Mies-trained architect.Prof. Jungs trilogy brought light architectural issues during 1960s~2000s.His current publication more or less focuses on urbanism issues during same period.This time he introduces many players who shaped modern and contemporary cities of Korea.The book also deals with the historical development of urbanism strategies.The book is a historical survey. It highlights planning strategies of; Japanese Era; Post Korean WarEra; Construction Boom Era; and Global Era. Most emphasis is given to Seoul and its satelite cities.The task of this publication was executed during Prof. Jungs sabatical stay at GSD.In that sense; the subject matter of the book is limited to Korea; but the audience of the bookis beyond the scope of Korea. Hence; Prof Jung did great job telling a local story to the global audience.
