On Adam's House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History

On Adam's House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History
ISBN-10
026268036X
ISBN-13
9780262680363
Category
Architecture
Pages
250
Language
English
Published
1981-01-01
Publisher
MIT Press
Author
Joseph Rykwert

Description

This new edition of On Adam's House in Paradise (first published by the Museum of Modern Art) incorporates all the original illustrations and several new ones, as well as additional text by the author.On Adam's House in Paradise "takes off backward through history hunting for Adam's house, the original image. En route, with wry wit and charm, Rykwert singes every generation of architectural theoreticians back to Vitruvius, but he manages to illuminate their efforts and their immolations." ;Charles Moore, Progressive Architecture

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