Architectures Modernism and After |
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| Editor:
| Ballantyne, Andrew |
| Series title: | New Interventions in Art History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-470-77734-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
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Book Description:
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Architectures: Modernism and After surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment.
- Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment.
- Presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new...
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Architectures: Modernism and After surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment.
- Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment.
- Presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances.
- Provides a view of architectural history as a part of a continuing dialogue between aesthetic criteria and social and cultural imperatives.
- Part of the New Interventions in Art History Series, which is published in conjunction with the Association of Art Historians.