Paolo Portoghesi: Architecture between History, Politics and Media

Title: Paolo Portoghesi: Architecture between History, Politics and Media
Authors: Dr Silvia Micheli and Léa-Catherine Szacka
Publisher: Bloomsbury (2023)

Paolo Portoghesi: Architecture between History, Politics and Media offers a new perspective on postmodern architecture, exploring the dynamic interplay of history, politics, and media through the work of one of its most intriguing protagonists, the Italian architect Paolo Portoghesi (1931–2023).

Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, the book explores how Portoghesi's personal “postmodern project” was based on the triangulation of a renewed interest in historical architectural language, unprecedented use of media and intertwined links between architecture and politics. Organised in a sequence of critical chapters supported by the analysis of Portoghesi's most significant architectural projects and publications, the book unfolds around Portoghesi’s academic, professional and institutional networks and cultural trajectories.