Author: Tania Marie MartinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
The Architecture of Charity
Author: Tania Marie MartinA Digital Archive of the Architecture of Charity
Author: Raymond LifchezPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confraternities
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A City for Children
Author: Marta GutmanPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226311287
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
We like to say that our cities have been shaped by creative destruction the vast powers of capitalism to remake cities. But Marta Gutman shows that other forces played roles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as cities responded to industrialization and the onset of modernity. Gutman focuses on the use and adaptive reuse of everyday buildings, and most tellingly she reveals the determinative roles of women and charitable institutions. In Oakland, Gutman shows, private houses were often adapted for charity work and the betterment of children, in the process becoming critical sites for public life and for the development of sustainable social environments. Gutman makes a strong argument for the centrality of incremental construction and the power of women-run organizations to our understanding of modern cities. "
Charity, Architecture and Urban Development in Post-Tridentine Rome
Author: Carla Lucia KeyvanianPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This dissertation analyzes the institutional, architectural and urban history of charitable institutions in Rome from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century. It highlights the previously ignored central role that these institutions played in the consolidation of papal power and the political administration of the city. The study focuses on the SS.ma Trinita dei Pellegrini at Ponte Sisto, a shelter of pilgrims and convalescents, and one of the four large public hospitals in the city. The building history of the Trinita is analyzed from the middle of the sixteenth century to the end of the seventeenth. The impact of the Trinita on the neighborhood is also examined. This reveals an instance of collaboration among three institutions -- the Trinita, the Monte di Pieta, and a Hospice for Beggars built by Sixtus V -- and a papal family, the Barberini, in the transformation of their quarter. These institutions were also an integral portion of papal urban plans. Their large complexes were part of an urban system that included a bridge, the main supply route of the city, and an urban barrier that separated the poorer quarters of the city, and the Jewish Ghetto, from those where wealthy families were building their palaces. Finally, the analysis of the economic context of the Trinita and similar institutions emphasizes the connection between their sources of wealth and the ways they displayed their identity.
The Architect
Author: Charity and Children in Renaissance Florence
Author: Philip GavittPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472101832
Category : Abandoned children
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A study in the ideology of wealth and poverty
Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Florence
Author: John HendersonPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226326888
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Examines the complex relationships between religion, society and charity in private and public life in Florence - Development of confraternities.
Charities
Author: The Architecture Heritage of Edirne
Author: Nevnihal ErdoğanPublisher: Bentham Science Publishers
ISBN: 9815223054
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Edirne is a vibrant city of historical importance where civilizations have concentrated throughout the ages, with a unique architectural heritage. Constructions like the Selimiye Mosque from Sinan, the Old Mosque from the fifteenth-century, Üç Şerefeli Mosque, Sultan Beyazid II Mosque, and its many complexes, imarets (public soup kitchens), Dar al-Shifa (medical centers), hans (public inns), baths, bridges, caravanserais, are refined examples of Ottoman-Islamic art. The Architecture Heritage of Edirne is an exploration of the city’s architectural Heritage. approaching the past with a historical perspective through works from all the periods it has endured. Starting with the history of Edirne, the book goes into the details of the historical neighborhood, the central district and the historical architecture in the present day city. The book includes notes on the architecture in each notable district and their respective monuments and sites. This is followed by coverage of the architecture of Edirne’s former districts. The book concludes with the author’s understanding of Edirne’s social and economic fabric, both in the past and present. This chapter details the traditional customs, dances, clothing and economic structure of the city. The book is a ley reference for scholars and enthusiasts of urban history, architectural heritage and design, fine arts, humanities and social sciences. The breadth of information covered in the book also makes it a resource for anyone interested in Turkish cultural heritage studies.
Building a House in Heaven
Author: Mona AtiaPublisher:
ISBN: 9780816689170
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In Building a House in Heaven, Mona Atia makes the connection between Islam and capitalism to examine the surprising relations between charity and the economy, the state, and religion in the transition from Mubarak-era Egypt. She draws on interviews with key players, exploring the geography of Islamic charities through multiple neighborhoods, ideologies, sources of funding, projects, and wide social networks.