Christian Frost is Professor of Architecture and Head of Research in the School of Art, Architecture & Design at London Metropolitan University, UK.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Christian Frost has produced a work of great erudition and imagination, a provocative tour de force, exploring the cultural potential of architecture through the ages through the idea of the festive.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction Part 1 – Festival, Culture and Experience1. The Hermeneutics of Architecture and Festival2. The Florentine Feast of San Giovanni – 24th June3. The Origins and Development of the City of Florence4. Culture, Representation, and the Flowering of Civic Festival Part 2 –Architecture, Culture and Experience5. Architecture and Ontology 6. Civic Culture, Agonistic Order, and Resistance7. Domestic Life Language, Knowledge, and LiteraturePart 3 – Case Studies8. Architecture and the Rule of Movement: Hardwick Hall and the Pavillon Suisse9. Architecture, Ornament, and Theatre: Weltenburg Abbey and the Rockefeller Centre10. Architecture, Orientalism and Heritage: Leighton House and Beit Beirut11. Architecture, Politics and Landscape: Salisbury Chapterhouse and The Australian ParliamentEpilogueIndex

Christian Frost is Professor of Architecture and Head of Research in the School of Art, Architecture & Design at London Metropolitan University, UK.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Christian Frost has produced a work of great erudition and imagination, a provocative tour de force, exploring the cultural potential of architecture through the ages through the idea of the festive.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction Part 1 – Festival, Culture and Experience1. The Hermeneutics of Architecture and Festival2. The Florentine Feast of San Giovanni – 24th June3. The Origins and Development of the City of Florence4. Culture, Representation, and the Flowering of Civic Festival Part 2 –Architecture, Culture and Experience5. Architecture and Ontology 6. Civic Culture, Agonistic Order, and Resistance7. Domestic Life Language, Knowledge, and LiteraturePart 3 – Case Studies8. Architecture and the Rule of Movement: Hardwick Hall and the Pavillon Suisse9. Architecture, Ornament, and Theatre: Weltenburg Abbey and the Rockefeller Centre10. Architecture, Orientalism and Heritage: Leighton House and Beit Beirut11. Architecture, Politics and Landscape: Salisbury Chapterhouse and The Australian ParliamentEpilogueIndex

Christian Frost is Professor of Architecture and Head of Research in the School of Art, Architecture & Design at London Metropolitan University, UK.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Christian Frost has produced a work of great erudition and imagination, a provocative tour de force, exploring the cultural potential of architecture through the ages through the idea of the festive.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction Part 1 – Festival, Culture and Experience1. The Hermeneutics of Architecture and Festival2. The Florentine Feast of San Giovanni – 24th June3. The Origins and Development of the City of Florence4. Culture, Representation, and the Flowering of Civic Festival Part 2 –Architecture, Culture and Experience5. Architecture and Ontology 6. Civic Culture, Agonistic Order, and Resistance7. Domestic Life Language, Knowledge, and LiteraturePart 3 – Case Studies8. Architecture and the Rule of Movement: Hardwick Hall and the Pavillon Suisse9. Architecture, Ornament, and Theatre: Weltenburg Abbey and the Rockefeller Centre10. Architecture, Orientalism and Heritage: Leighton House and Beit Beirut11. Architecture, Politics and Landscape: Salisbury Chapterhouse and The Australian ParliamentEpilogueIndex