Modern Architecture Since 1900
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0714833568 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 736 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A treasure trove. Rich, thorough, detailed, fascinatingwhy can't other textbook authors write this well?" according to Christopher T. Dahle. This book is just packed with information. But it is fun to read. Really an amazing bargain.I am trained as an historian and I am fascinated by architecture, but hadn't really done much reading on the subject aside from the architecture chapters in Jansen. I am finding this book to be a detailed and thorough treatment of the architecture of the past 125 years and I now have a much better appreciation for the term "Modern" as it ap. Beautiful and Well-Written Richie Streets This book is incredible. It is the most definitive statement on Modern Architecture out there. It seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of modernist construction and aesthetic without oversimplifying or categorizing the work of individual artist/architects and specific locales into sweeping, generalizable trends. It fully succeeds. Curtis is balanced and nuanced in his critical analysis of the buildings presented. His dense pr. L. Forester said arrived quickly and exactly as described. this book is one of the few text books that I could read with gusto and enjoyed learni. arrived quickly and exactly as described. this book is one of the few text books that I could read with gusto and enjoyed learning what it had to say
This should be a standard volume in all architecture collections.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. The volume's well-detailed text is buttressed with 650 color and black-and-white illustrations. From Library Journal This third edition of the 1982 original has been greatly revised?seven additional chapters?to reflect new developments since its initial release.
"Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setting for the detailed examination of buildings. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Throughout the book the author's focus is on the individual architect, and on the qualities that give outstanding buildings their lasting value.For the third edition, the text has been radically revised and expanded, incorporating much new materi