A new history of modern architecture : art nouveau, the beaux-arts, expressionism, modernism, constructivism, art deco, classicism, brutalism, postmodernism, neo-rationalism, high tech, deconstructivism, digital futures /
In this book, Colin Davies subjects the canonical architecture of the twentieth century to a thorough reassessment. Rather than repeating the standard wisdom, Davies questions the values and judgements that are so often the mainstay of architectural surveys, and in doing so asks what is the importan...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Laurence King Publishing,
[2017]
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| Summary: | In this book, Colin Davies subjects the canonical architecture of the twentieth century to a thorough reassessment. Rather than repeating the standard wisdom, Davies questions the values and judgements that are so often the mainstay of architectural surveys, and in doing so asks what is the importance of the style we know as modernism. |
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| Physical Description: | 500 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-484) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1786270560 9781786270566 |