Architecture Books Roundup: From Vatican at Venice Biennale to Rationalism and Fantarchitecture

A roundup of recent architecture and art publications in Italy includes Andrea Dall'Asta's 'La luce splendore del vero' (Àncora), which explores art, architecture, and theology from early Christian to Baroque periods, coinciding with the Vatican's debut at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Eugenio Gentili Tedeschi's 'Razionalismo' (Jaca Book) offers an insider analysis of Rationalism, featuring 63 drawings from his travel notebooks. François Hébel's 'Foto_Industria 2017' (MAST.Electa) documents the Bologna Biennale of Photography of Industry and Work, focusing on 'Ethics and Aesthetics at Work'. Laura Miller's 'Atlante dei luoghi letterari' (Rizzoli) maps 99 legendary, mythological, and fantastic literary locations. Angelo Crespi's 'Costruito da dio' (Johan & Levi) provocatively asks why contemporary churches are ugly and museums have become the new cathedrals. 'Innovare l’impresa con l’arte' (Egea) presents a best practice model by Gruppo Elica and Fondazione Ermanno Casoli. 'Fotografia per l’architettura' (Silvana Editoriale), under the Politecnico di Milano's Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, surveys 20th-century Italian architectural photography. Germano Celant's 'Mimmo Paladino' (Skira) discusses the artist's total work of art encompassing architecture since 1990.