Modern architecture : a critical history

Author(s)

• Frampton, Kenneth

Bibliographic Information

Modern architecture : a critical history

Kenneth Frampton

（World of art）

Thames & Hudson, 2007

4th ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-412) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. For this fourth edition Kenneth Frampton has added a major new chapter that explores the effects of globalization on architecture in recent years, the rise annd rise of the celebrity architect, and the way in which practices worldwide have addressed such issues as sustainability and habitat. The bibliography has also been updated and expanded, making this volume more complete and indispensable than ever.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Part I: Cultural Developments and Predisposing Techniques 1750-1939 * Part II:?A Critical History 1836-1967 * Part III: Critical Assessment and Extension into the Present 1925-2007

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Details

• NCID: BA88460133
• ISBN:
  • 9780500203958
• LCCN: 2007901130
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 424 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : NA500
  • DC22 : 724
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Architecture, Modern -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00534869