Key Modern Architects: 50 Short Histories Of Modern Architecture
ISBN: 1474265030
EAN13: 9781474265034
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 1" H x 9" L x 6" W
Weight: 1.11 lbs.
Format: Paperback

Key Modern Architects: 50 Short Histories Of Modern Architecture

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Key Modern Architects provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the work of the most significant architects of the modern era. Fifty short chapters introduce fifty key architects, from Le Corbusier to Aldo Van Eyck to Zaha Hadid, exploring their most influential buildings and developing a critique of each architect's work within a broader cultural and historical context.

The selection represents the most influential architects working from 1890 to the present, those most likely to be taught on survey courses in modern architectural history, along with some lesser-known names with an equal claim to influence. Emphasis is placed on a critical and interpretative approach, allowing the student to position each architect in a cultural and intellectual context quickly and easily. Artistic, technical, social, and intellectual developments are brought to the fore - built and unbuilt projects, writings and influences. This approach brings to light the ideology behind architectural work, offering insights into each architect's working practice.

- Helps students to develop a critical approach to understanding modern architectural history.

- One chapter per architect - meaning chapters may be read individually as a concise resource for the study of an architect, or together as a coherent book-length history of the whole period of modern Read More chevron_right

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