Modern Architecture Since 1900
by Curtis, William J REdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-06-27
Publisher(s): Phaidon Press
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Summary
Since its first publication in 1985, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. Worldwide in scope, the book combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Throughout the book, the author's focus is on the individual architect, and on the qualities that give outstanding buildings their lasting value. The third edition incorporates much new knowledge and a fresh appreciation of regional identity and variety. c.650 illustrations, 300 in color.
Author Biography
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William Curtis has won worldwide acclaim for his architectural writing. His books include Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms and Denys Lasdun, both published by Phaidon.
"Table of Contents
| Prefaces | p. 7 |
| Introduction | p. 11 |
| The Idea of a Modern Architecture in the Nineteenth Century | p. 21 |
| Industrialization and the City: The Skyscraper as Type and Symbol | p. 33 |
| The Search for New Forms and the Problem of Ornament | p. 53 |
| Rationalism, the Engineering Tradition and Reinforced Concrete | p. 73 |
| Arts and Crafts Ideals in Britain and the U.S.A. | p. 87 |
| Responses to Mechanization: The Deutscher Werkbund and Futurism | p. 99 |
| The Architectural System of Frank Lloyd Wright | p. 113 |
| National Myths and Classical Transformations | p. 131 |
| Cubism, De Stijl and New Conceptions of Space | p. 149 |
| Le Corbusier's Quest for Ideal Form | p. 163 |
| Walter Gropius, German Expressionism and the Bauhaus | p. 183 |
| Architecture and Revolution in Russia | p. 201 |
| Skyscraper and Suburb: The U.S.A. Between the Wars | p. 217 |
| The Ideal Community: Alternatives to the Industrial City | p. 241 |
| The International Style, the Individual Talent and the Myth of Functionalism | p. 257 |
| The Image and Idea of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye at Poissy | p. 275 |
| The Continuity of Older Traditions | p. 289 |
| Nature and the Machine: Mies Van Der Rohe, Wright and Le Corbusier in the 1930S | p. 305 |
| The Spread of Modern Architecture to Britain and Scandinavia | p. 329 |
| Totalitarian Critiques of the Modern Movement | p. 351 |
| International, National, Regional: The Diversity of a New Tradition | p. 371 |
| Modern Architecture in the U.S.A.: Immigration and Consolidation | p. 395 |
| Form and Meaning in the Late Works of Le Corbusier | p. 417 |
| The Unite D'habitation at Marseilles as a Collective Housing Prototype | p. 437 |
| Alvar Aalto and Scandinavian Developments | p. 453 |
| Disjunctions and Continuities in the Europe of the 1950S | p. 471 |
| The Process of Absorption: Latin America, Australia, Japan | p. 491 |
| On Monuments and Monumentality: Louis I. Kahn | p. 513 |
| Architecture and Anti-Architecture in Britain | p. 529 |
| Extension and Critique in the 1960S | p. 547 |
| Modernity, Tradition and Identity in the Developing World | p. 567 |
| Pluralism in the 1970S | p. 589 |
| Modern Architecture and Memory: New Perceptions of the Past | p. 617 |
| The Universal and the Local: Landscape, Climate and Culture | p. 635 |
| Technology, Abstraction and Ideas of Nature | p. 657 |
| Conclusion: Modernity, Tradition, Authenticity | p. 685 |
| Bibliographical Note | p. 690 |
| Notes | p. 693 |
| Index | p. 720 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 735 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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