Modern Architecture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780192842268)

Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The book focuses on the work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe, re-examining their work and shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. The author presents a fascinating analysis of architecture with regard to politics, technology, and ideology, all while offering clear descriptions of the key elements of the Modern movement.

Colquhoun shows clearly the evolution of the movement from Art Nouveau in the 1890s to the mega-structures of the 1960s, revealing the often-contradictory demands of form, function, social engagement, modernity and tradition.

Author: Alan Colquhoun
ISBN-10: 0192842269
ISBN-13: 9780192842268
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 07/18/2002
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.61w x 0.64d