Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
- ISBN-10
- 0870702823
- ISBN-13
- 9780870702822
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 132
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Publisher
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Authors
- Robert Venturi, David Bruce Brownlee, Martino Stierli
Description
A practicing architect discusses the theoretical background of modern architecture
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