Architectural History and Globalized Knowledge Gottfried Semper in London

• Main Author: Chestnova, Elena (auth)
• Other Authors: Eck, Caroline van (auth), Fraser, Murray (auth), Hildebrand, Sonja (auth, Editor), Hvattum, Mari (auth), Leoni, Claudio (auth), Nichols, Kate (auth), Payne, Alina (auth), Ursprung, Philip (auth), Weidmann, Dieter (auth), Wyss, Beat (auth), Gnehm, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Zurich, Mendrisio gta Verlag 2021
• Subjects: AMX; AMB; AMA; ACV; Architectural history; Architectural theory; Gottfried Semper; First World Expo; British Empire
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Gottfried Semper's years in exile in London (1850-1855) were a time of highly inspirational experiences. The London of the first World Expo offered the German architect an immense trove of objects for study and an intellectual surrounding that provided seminal impulses for his innovative cultur...