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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davies, Colin, 1929- (Author)
Language:English
Published: 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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