An Introduction to Architectural Theory: 1968 to the Present

An Introduction to Architectural Theory: 1968 to the Present
ISBN-10
144439598X
ISBN-13
9781444395983
Category
Architecture
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2011-03-16
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Harry Francis Mallgrave, David J. Goodman

Description

A sharp and lively text that covers issues in depth but not to the point that they become inaccessible to beginning students, An Introduction to Architectural Theory is the first narrative history of this period, charting the veritable revolution in architectural thinking that has taken place, as well as the implications of this intellectual upheaval. The first comprehensive and critical history of architectural theory over the last fifty years surveys the intellectual history of architecture since 1968, including criticisms of high modernism, the rise of postmodern and poststructural theory, critical regionalism and tectonics Offers a comprehensive overview of the significant changes that architectural thinking has undergone in the past fifteen years Includes an analysis of where architecture stands and where it will likely move in the coming years

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