The Landscape of War

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Research Article| September 01 2013 The Landscape of War Swati Chattopadhyay Swati Chattopadhyay 1Editor, JSAH and JSAH Online Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2013) 72 (3): 289–291. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2013.72.3.289 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Swati Chattopadhyay; The Landscape of War. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 1 September 2013; 72 (3): 289–291. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2013.72.3.289 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentJournal of the Society of Architectural Historians Search The relation between architecture and war is ancient; one could argue it is foundational, connected to the function of architecture as spatial claim and the territorial imperatives of the state. Some of the most famous architects, from Giuliano da Sangallo to Mimar Sinan, were trained as military engineers, and even those who did not design fortifications, such as Andrea Palladio, had an abiding interest in military engineering.1 The talents of architects before and after the Renaissance have been necessary ingredients of defense, conquest, occupation, espionage, and war memorialization. An architectural monument that has survived the ages speaks of the builder-patron’s ability to harness resources, a process that is more likely than not linked to war. It is therefore puzzling how little of war we include in our research and teaching of architectural history, even though we routinely use battles and revolutions to organize our chronology and historical context.2... You do not currently have access to this content.