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Modern Architecture: A Critical History (World of Art)

Modern Architecture: A Critical History (World of Art)

by KennethFrampton (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

    $9.56

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    Paperback 1980

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 424
 Edition: 4
 Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 17 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 0500203954
ISBN 13: 9780500203958
Book Overview: `A useful and wide-ranging work of superior architectural scholarship, this ambitious publication contains many chapters that stand on their own as perceptive essays; it is marked throughout by a consistently mature critical intelligence' New York Review of Books

Media Reviews
'One of the most important works on modern architecture we have today' - Architectural Design
'A power-packed book that takes the reader from the mid-18th century to the present day, from Boullee to Hadid with many pleasant and informative visitations in between ... Highly recommended' - Building Engineer
Author Bio
Kenneth Frampton is Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University.