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Architectures: Modernism and After
Contributor(s): Ballantyne, Andrew (Editor)
ISBN: 0631229442     ISBN-13: 9780631229445
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $61.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2003
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Annotation: "Architectures: Modernism and After "surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment. The collection of essays brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment from 1851 to the present time, showing how buildings and our responses to them are embedded in the cultural process and the ethics of production.

This volume presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances. In doing so, "Architectures: Modernism and After" provides a view of architectural history as part of a continuing dialogue between aesthetic criteria and social and cultural imperatives.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | History - General
Dewey: 724.5
LCCN: 2003008642
Lexile Measure: 1440
Series: New Interventions in Art History
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 255 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Architectures: Modernism and After surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment.

  • Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment.
  • Presents crucial moments in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances.
  • Provides a view of architectural history as a part of a continuing dialogue between aesthetic criteria and social and cultural imperatives.
  • Part of the New Interventions in Art History Series, which is published in conjunction with the Association of Art Historians.