{"product_id":"9783969990605","title":"Heiner Thofern: A Beautiful Game: Roman Entrances","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous homage to the rich variety of the entryways of the postwar Roman \u003ci\u003epalazzina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores a uniquely Roman type of building, the \u003ci\u003epalazzina\u003c\/i\u003e--a four- or five-story residential structure of the most meticulous design, built during the Italian economic miracle between the 1950s and '70s. \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Game\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the extraordinarily imaginative entrances of these buildings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver many years, Heiner Thofern (born 1959) photographed \u003ci\u003epalazzine\u003c\/i\u003e during his evening wanderings throughout the north and west districts of Rome. It was the intricately conceived and constructed entrances, realized mostly through collaborations between architects and artists, that particularly caught his eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Game\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the varied treasures of Thofern's photographic archive, a rich collection that allows us to examine the particular sense of play and passion for beauty that shapes this era of Italian creativity, a delight in \u003ci\u003ela bella figura\u003c\/i\u003e, and a desire to constantly reinvent the possibilities of design and architecture.","brand":"Steidl, Gerhard Druckerei und Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46268623552753,"sku":"9783969990605","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9783969990605_p0.jpg?v=1765006974","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783969990605","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}