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Book Title
Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture
ISBN
9780471976875
Subject Area
Architecture
Publication Name
Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Item Length
9 in
Subject
General, Criticism
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Karl Kropf
Item Weight
16.1 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
312 Pages
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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471976873
ISBN-13
9780471976875
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242115

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
312 Pages
Publication Name
Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Subject
General, Criticism
Type
Textbook
Author
Karl Kropf
Subject Area
Architecture
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
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Dewey Decimal
724.6
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The last forty years have seen an outburst of theories and manifestoes which explore the possibilities of architecture: its language, evolution and social relevance. With many 'crises in architecture' and the obvious urban and ecological problems, Modernism has been criticised, questioned, overthrown, extended, subverted and revivified - not a peaceful time for architectural thought and production. The result has been a cascade of new theories, justifications and recipes for building. This anthology, edited by the well-known historian and critic Charles Jencks, and the urbanist and theorist Karl Kropf, collects the main texts which define these changes. Essential for the student and practitioner alike, it presents over 120 of the key arguments of today's major architectural philosophers and gurus. These show that the Modern architecture of the early part of this century has mutated into three main traditions: a critical and ecological Post-Modernism; a High-Tech and sculptural Late Modernism; and a deconstructive, subversive New Modernism. Here are the seminal texts of James Stirling, Robert Venturi, Colin Rowe, Christopher Alexander, Frank Gehry, Reyner Banham, Bernard Tschumi, Rem Koolhaas and many others who have changed the discourse of architecture. Here also are the anti-Modern texts of the traditionalists - Leon Krier, Demetri Porphyrios, Quinlan Terry, Prince Charles and others. Many of these texts are concise, edited versions of influential books. Highly informative and richly illustrated with over forty drawings and photographs, this volume is a vital learning and teaching tool for all those interested in the philosophies of contemporary architecture., The last forty years have seen an outburst of theories and manifestoes which explore the possibilities of architecture: its language, evolution and social relevance. With the many 'crises in architecture' and the obvious urban and ecological problems., Modernism has been criticised, questioned, overthrown, extended, subverted and revivified - not a peaceful time for architectural thought and production. The result has been a cascade of new theories, justifications and recipes for building. This anthology, edited by the well-known historian and critic Charles Jencks, and the urbanist and theorist Karl Kropf, collects the main texts which define these changes. Essential for the student and practitioner alike, it presents over 120 of the key arguments of today's major architectural philosophers and gurus. These show that the Modern architecture of the early part of this century has mutated into three main traditions: a critical and ecological Post-Modernism; a High-Tech and sculptural Late Modernism; and a deconstructive, subversive New Modernism. Here are the seminal texts of James Stirling, Robert Venturi, Colin Rowe, Christopher Alexander, Frank Gehry, Reyner Banham, Bernard Tschumi, Rem Koolhaas and many others who have changed the discourse of architecture. Here also are the anti-Modern texts of the traditionalists - Leon Krier, Demetri Porphyrios, Quinlan Terry, Prince Charles and others. Many of these texts are concise, edited varsions of influential books. Highly informative and richly illustrated with over forty drawings and photographs, this volume is a vital learning and teaching tool for all those interested in the philosophies of contemporary architecture.

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