The Measure of the West: A Representation of Travel

by Giovanni Chiaramonte and Álvaro Siza

In 1984, Giovanni Chiaramonte photographed lvaro Siza's building in Berlin, on whose fa ade some young people had written Bonjour Tristesse. The image was published on the cover of the magazine Lotus International. The following year, Siza and Chiaramonte met in vora, on the occasion of a new series by the Italian photographer featuring the buildings of the great Portuguese architect. It marked the beginning of a long friendship and a shared reflection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773555250
• ISBN13: 9780773555259
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.3" x 12.5"