Modern Architecture (A Critical History)

Author: Kenneth Frampton (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive examination of 20th-century architecture and its origins. Since its publication in 1980, it has received widespread acclaim and has become a classic in the field. When revised and expanded in 1985, the author added new content. This third edition further expands upon the second edition, incorporating new material and exploring particularly important areas and arguments. The bibliography has also been thoroughly revised and expanded. The book is rich in detail, covering almost all major architectural movements, schools, architects, and representative works from the mid-18th century to the 1990s. The abundant and exquisite illustrations make the reading more visual; the objective and precise arguments clarify the complex threads of modern architectural development. The cultural connotations and humanistic care embedded in architecture and architectural art are consistently present, and the intrinsic connections between architecture, music, painting, and philosophy become more perceptible.