Makers Of 20th Century Modern Architecture
The most influential 20th century architects espousing modernism are brought together in critical discussion and independent profiles. This is accomplished through a short but discriminating examination of each architect's design work, an essay outlining the historical course and events that confirms his or her vital position, and a substantial bibliography at the completion of each profile. This sourcebook examines the life and creative activities of such founding architects as Wright,...
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The most influential 20th-century architects espousing modernism are brought together in critical discussion and independent profiles.BooknewsDirects the curious to information on the architects who initiated, developed, or advanced modern architecture during the 20th-century. The combination of biography and bibliography is supported by critical analyses of major accomplishments, buildings built or proposed, and some illustrations. There are links to such movements as Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Metabolism; to the vernacular; and to such technological applications as shell structures, highrise innovations, and steel space frames. In addition, the authors' introduction contains a concise discussion of the evolution of modernism. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: Whither We WentAbbreviationsThe SourcebookAppendicesCodaChronology and FoundersIndex
\ BooknewsDirects the curious to information on the architects who initiated, developed, or advanced modern architecture during the 20th-century. The combination of biography and bibliography is supported by critical analyses of major accomplishments, buildings built or proposed, and some illustrations. There are links to such movements as Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Metabolism; to the vernacular; and to such technological applications as shell structures, highrise innovations, and steel space frames. In addition, the authors' introduction contains a concise discussion of the evolution of modernism. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
