| Modern Architecture Contributor(s): Colquhoun, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0192842269 ISBN-13: 9780192842268 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The book focuses on the work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe, re-examining their work and shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. The author presents a fascinating analysis of architecture with regard to politics, technology, and ideology, all while offering clear descriptions of the key elements of the Modern movement. Colquhoun shows clearly the evolution of the movement from Art Nouveau in the 1890s to the mega-structures of the 1960s, revealing the often-contradictory demands of form, function, social engagement, modernity and tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - Art | American - General |
| Dewey: 724.91 |
| LCCN: 2002510839 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.61" W x 9.38" (1.45 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The book focuses on the work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe, re-examining their work and shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. The author presents a fascinating analysis of architecture with regard to politics, technology, and ideology, all while offering clear descriptions of the key elements of the Modern movement. Colquhoun shows clearly the evolution of the movement from Art Nouveau in the 1890s to the mega-structures of the 1960s, revealing the often-contradictory demands of form, function, social engagement, modernity and tradition. |