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 / Colin Davies
By: Davies, Colin [author.].
Publisher: London : Laurence King Publishing Ltd, ©2017Description: 500 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 30 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781786270566.Subject(s): Architecture, Modern -- 20th century | Architecture, Modern -- 21st century | Modern movement (Architecture)Genre/Form: Print books.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| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-484) and index
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