Modern Architecture : Oxford History of Art - Alan Colquhoun

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Modern Architecture

By: Alan Colquhoun

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Paperback | 25 April 2002

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288 Pages

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23.8 x 16.9 x 1.5

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Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The book focuses on the work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe, re-examining their work and shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. The author presents a fascinating analysis of architecture with regard to politics, technology, and ideology, all while offering clear descriptions of the key elements of the Modern movement.

Colquhoun shows clearly the evolution of the movement from Art Nouveau in the 1890s to the mega-structures of the 1960s, revealing the often-contradictory demands of form, function, social engagement, modernity and tradition.

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`An informative, readable, and refreshingly undidactic introduction to avent-garde architecture in Europe and America.' Burlington Magazine

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