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.
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 importa...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Laurence King Publishing Ltd,
2017.
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| Physical Description: | 500 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 30 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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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. |
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| Call Number: | NA680 .D37 2017 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-484) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1786270560 9781786270566 9781786270573 1786270579 |