Chestnova, Elena
Dr Elena Chestnova
Institute for History and Theory of Art and Architecture, Academy of Architecture Mendrisio, Università della Svizzera italiana
Research Interests
Material culture
Nationalism
Popular art
Education
Decorative art
Theory of art and architecture
Museums
Lectures
Digital humanities
Publications
- Material Theories and Objects: Gottfried Semper and the Mid-Nineteenth Century, London: Routledge. (Forthcoming 2022)
- "Vessels of Character" in Gnehm M., Hildebrand S. (eds.) Architectural History and Globalised Knowledge: Gottfried Semper in London, Mendrisio: Mendrisio Academy Press. (Forthcoming 2021)
- Chestnova E., Vermeul S. “Semper-Edition” in Zeitschrift für Schweizerische Archäologie und Kunstgeschichte, 2020, 2+3, pp. 139-152.
- “Substantial differences: Semper’s Stoffwechsel and truth to materials” in Hildebrand S., Mondini D., Grignolo R. (eds.) Quaderni dell'Accademia di architettura, Mendrisio: Mendrisio Academy Press, Silvana Editoriale, 2018, pp. 112–125.
- “The house that Semper built” in Architectural Theory Review, vol. 21 (1), 2017, pp. 44-61.