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Makers of 20th Century Modern Architecture A Bio-Critical Sourcebook
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Donald Leslie Johnson, Donald Langmead
Book Code: GR9353
ISBN: 0-313-29353-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29353-5
512 pages, chronology, figures,
Greenwood Press
Publication: 3/30/1997
List Price: $103.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Description: The most influential 20th century architects espousing modernism are brought together in critical discussion and independent profiles. This is accomplished through a short but discriminating examination of each architect's design work, an essay outlining the historical course and events that confirms his or her vital position, and a substantial bibliography at the completion of each profile. This sourcebook examines the life and creative activities of such founding architects as Wright, Eisenman, Van der Rohe, and Kahn, as well as their disciples. This volume will be of interest to social and cultural historians, scholars, students of all ages, architects, and the appreciative lay audience. The architects and or firms chosen for the sourcebook were selected as a result of many years of research that required extensive reading of materials by respected experts. From such research, the editors were able to determine the individuals or groups who have been most influential in charting the course of a Westernized modern architecture. From evidence of their productive activities--proof in timber--there is a consensus that each made a unique contribution. The nature and measure of the contribution is discussed within each profile. Those whose reputations are based on paper only, with few buildings to prove their worth, are not included. The editors believe that architecture is an experiential art: all the senses must participate, and that requires the actual built product.
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Whither We Went
  • Abbreviations
  • The Sourcebook
  • Appendices
  • Coda
  • Chronology and Founders
  • Index
LC Card Number: 95-46055
LCC Class: NA680
Dewey Class: 720
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