Modern architecture / Alan Colquhoun.
Series: Oxford history of artPublisher: Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2002Description: 287 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN: 0192842269Subject(s): Architecture, Modern -- 20th century | Architecture, Modern -- HistoryDDC classification: 724.6 Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information
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This new account of international modernism explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures-- The work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright,-- Adolf Loos,-- Le Corbusier,-- and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters.-- Alan Colquhoun explores 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.--
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School of Art Design and Architecture (SADA) | School of Art Design and Architecture (SADA) | 724.6 COL 2002 (Browse shelf) | 03 | Available | SADA0000764 |
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This new account of international modernism explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures-- The work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright,-- Adolf Loos,-- Le Corbusier,-- and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters.-- Alan Colquhoun explores 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.--
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