UID:
kobvindex_INT991008884599706532
Format:
620 pages
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illustrations
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26 cm
ISBN:
9781405102575
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9781405102582
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9781405102599
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9781405102605
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1405102578
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1405102586
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1405102594
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1405102608
Content:
"The present volume, which is the first of two, begins with theory in ancient and classical times and concludes in 1870"--Page [xxiii]. "[This volume], along with the forthcoming second volume, covering 1870 to 2000, is an indispensable reference for any student or scholar of architecture. Organized thematically, it features general and section introductions and headnotes to each essay written by a renowned expert on architectural theory"--Back cover
Note:
Volume 2 edited by Harry Francis Mallgrave and Christina Contandriopoulos
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volume 2. An anthology from 1871 to 2005 (pt. I. Early modernism. A. The arts and crafts movement in Great Britain. B. Continental reforms. C. Reforms in the United States. D. Conceptual underpinnings of German modernism : space, form, and realism. part II. The formation of the modern movement : 1894-1914. A. The Wagner School and the German Werkbund. B. Modernism elsewhere in Europe. C. The Chicago School and the American West. part III. The 1920s. A. American modernism : 1918-32. B. Soviet constructivism. C. De Stijil and purism. D. German Expressionism and the Bauhaus. E. European modernism : 1925-32. part IV. The politics of modernism : 1930-45. A. Totalitarianism in Europe. B. American academic and architectural reforms. part V. High modernism in the postwar years. A. Postwar theory in the United States. B. Postwar theory in Europe. C. The rise and fall of CIAM. part VI. Critiques of modernism : 1959-69. A. The death of the American city. B. Retreats and utopianism. C. Critiques of modernism. part VII. The prospect of a postmodern theory : 1969-79. A. Rationalism and the IAUS. B. Semiotics and phenomenology. C. Alternative strategies and debates. part VIII. The 1980s. A. Poststructuralism and deconstruction. B. Postmodernism and historicism. C. Regionalism and traditionalism. part IX. Millennial tensions. A. Tectonics and geometry. B. The end of theory? C. Beyond the new millennium.)
Additional Edition:
Online version Architectural theory Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006-〈2008〉
Language:
English
