Architecture in the Twentieth Century
Title | Architecture in the Twentieth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Go ssel |
Publisher | Taschen |
Total Pages | 472 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9783822811627 |
After several pages of prologue summing up 18th century highlights--especially the rise in importance of geometry--some forty pages cover 1784-1916, focusing on the heavily fenestrated high-rises of the Chicago School and the iron and glass pavilions of Europe. The chapter spanning 1892-1925 concentrates on the many disputes over the trajectory of modernism: Nieuwe Kunst, Stile Liberty, Jugendstil, and Art Nouveau, all arguing the direction that the boom of prisons, hospitals, schools, town halls, and other institutional buildings would take. Three more time divisions follow and a concise compendium of architect biographies ends the volume. Along with an array of great pictures (par for Taschen), Gossel and Leuthauser--both active in the private sector--add a strong prose style attentive to debates among architects and the socioeconomic stage on which architects act. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture
Title | Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | R. Stephen Sennott |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 546 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781579584337 |
"A balance of sophistication and clarity in the writing, authoritative entries, and strong cross-referencing that links archtects and structures to entries on the history and theory of the profession make this an especially useful source on a century of the world's most notable architecture. The contents feature major architects, firms, and professional issues; buildings, styles, and sites; the architecture of cities and countries; critics and historians; construction, materials, and planning topics; schools, movements, and stylistic and theoretical terms. Entries include well-selected bibliographies and illustrations."--"Reference that rocks," American Libraries, May 2005.
Twentieth Century Architecture
Title | Twentieth Century Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Sharp |
Publisher | Images Publishing Group |
Total Pages | 514 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Architecture |
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Fully documented, richly illustrated guide to the great architectural achievements of the last one hundred years.
Twentieth-century American Architecture
Title | Twentieth-century American Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | Carter Wiseman |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 378 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780393320541 |
Describes landmark buildings that shaped the American 20th century and brings to life architects of the period and the major architectural movements. Discusses the rise of modernism, the growth of historic preservation, the financial aspects of building, and the struggle in design between individualism and community. Includes bandw photos of buildings. Wiseman was architectural critic for New York magazine from 1980 to 1996. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
The Evolution of 20th Century Architecture
Title | The Evolution of 20th Century Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Frampton |
Publisher | Ambra |
Total Pages | 159 |
Release | 2007-10-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9783990430729 |
This is the genealogy of architecture in the 20th century by Kenneth Frampton - the doyen of architecture history. His approach is impressively clear: he traces four lines that are recognizable as the powers that propel renewal in architecture. He structures his observations by focusing on the relevant periods in the following order: 1st, the Avant-Garde (1887-1986); 2nd, organic architecture (1910-1998); 3rd modern and national styles (1935-1998), and 4th, industrialization and prefabrication (1927-1990). His overview is not a lexical collection of chronological sequences. Instead, his insights stem from his confident eye for the history, theory and motives behind architecture. He also follows the steps of the great architects of the 20th century.
Peter Behrens and a New Architecture for the Twentieth Century
Title | Peter Behrens and a New Architecture for the Twentieth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Stanford Anderson |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Total Pages | 452 |
Release | 2002-08-23 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780262511308 |
The complete story of Behrens' contribution to the history oftwentieth-century architecture.
Structure and Style
Title | Structure and Style PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Stratton |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780419217404 |
This book looks at approaches to appraising and conserving mainstream architecture of the 20th century - commercial buildings, industrial buildings and housing.