A Critical History of Contemporary Architecture: 1960-2010

By: Elie G. Haddad and David Rifkind

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Synopsis: 1960, following as it did the last CIAM meeting, signalled a turning point for the Modern Movement. From then on, architecture was influenced by seminal texts by Aldo Rossi and Robert Venturi, and gave rise to the first revisionary movement following Modernism. Bringing together leading experts in the field, this book provides a comprehensive, critical overview of the developments in architecture from 1960 to 2010. It consists of two parts: the first section providing a presentation of major movements in architecture after 1960, and the second, a geographic survey that covers a wide range of territories around the world. This book not only reflects the different perspectives of its various authors, but also charts a middle course between the 'aesthetic' histories that examine architecture solely in terms of its formal aspects, and the more 'ideological' histories that subject it to a critique that often skirts the discussion of its formal aspects.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781351962599
Related ISBNs:: 9781472429391, 9781472429384, 9781315263953, 9781409439813, 9781409439813, 9781472429377, 9781472429377
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 07/27/19
Copyrighted By:: Routledge
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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