In the mood for architecture : tradition, modernism & serendipity /

In the Mood for Architecture seeks to intervene in the polemics between tradition and modernity, and between modernism and classicism, mediating between entrenched positions with a theoretical sketch, or perhaps a meditative fragment, that evokes a contemporary architecture not afraid to acknowledge...

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Main Author: Steil, Lucien (Author)
Other Authors: Krier, Léon (writer of foreword.), Culot, Maurice (writer of epilogue.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tübingen : Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, 2018.
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Summary:In the Mood for Architecture seeks to intervene in the polemics between tradition and modernity, and between modernism and classicism, mediating between entrenched positions with a theoretical sketch, or perhaps a meditative fragment, that evokes a contemporary architecture not afraid to acknowledge both tradition and modernity, that embraces newness and originality but also recognizes the role of imitation and convention.
Physical Description:278 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 31 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278).
ISBN:3803008328
9783803008329