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Architecture Today

By James Steele

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Architecture Today

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With the collapse of Modernism in the 1960s, architecture has fragmented and evolved in many different directions, each driven by its own ideologies and theories. This book sets out a clear and comprehensive guide to the prominent styles and movements, tracing the work of the main protagonists of contemporary architecture.
Architecture Today is divided thematically into 16 chapters, offering an incisive critique of the predominant trends, stylistic and regional, of the last 25 years. It traces the recent roots of today's architecture with sensitivity and sophistication: from the Los Angeles avant-garde and experimentation in Japan, through the stylistic upheavals of Postmodernism and Deconstructivism, to the global development of ecological architecture and the contemporary vernacular. Biographies are also included to reveal the individual history behind each of the protagonist architects featured.
Free from the jargon that often characterizes architectural criticism, Architecture Today is accessible and essential reading for all those interested in architecture, the visual arts and modern culture.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
512
Release Date:
2001-01-05
Publication Date:
2001-01-05
Publisher:
Phaidon Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0714840971
ISBN13:
9780714840970
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
2785 g
Height:
251 cm
Width:
289 cm
Thickness:
45 cm
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