{"product_id":"istanbul-1900-art-nouveau-architecture-and-interiors-9780847819898","title":"Istanbul 1900: Art Nouveau Architecture and Interiors","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book reveals the intricate legacy of art-nouveau-style architecture and design in Istanbul  its Islamic roots in that city  and the European and Turkish architects and theorists who influenced its controversial voice. Three hundred illustrations  mostly in color  present evidence of the art-nouveau designs of the past  and the face of the city today. The mid-nineteenth century in Istanbul was a time of vast reforms and a determined desire to adapt urban life to western standards. Fire-control reforms caused a municipal preference for masonry buildings over the traditional wooden ones  and the importation of English  French  Italian  and German architects to build in the unfamiliar material. The result was a western cultural colonization and the introduction of art-nouveau style  followed by a backlash of nationalism and the development of the \"first Turkish national style\" of architecture. This thoughtful text considers the cultural and political implications of art-nouveau in Istanbul. How can the negative effects of imported cultural hegemony be reconciled with the fundamental western contribution to the nineteenth-century Ottoman revival? How far-reaching was the design influence of foreigners such as Raimondo DAronco  perhaps the most original interpreter of art-nouveau in Istanbul? How much influence did European ideas have on national style architects such as Kemaleddin Bey and Vedat Tek? Istanbul 1900 is the first visual and historical study of the development of art-nouveau architecture  and places Istanbul among Paris  Brussels  and Vienna as one of the great capitals of the style. New photographs and previously unpublished drawings and plans present the opulent homes and palaces along the Bosphorus  and throughout the city  in stunning detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279654215733,"sku":"ByrdShop_0847819892","price":55.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780847819898.jpg?v=1780604929","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/istanbul-1900-art-nouveau-architecture-and-interiors-9780847819898","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}