Seven chapters are entirely new, including expanded coverage of recent world architecture.ĭescribed by James Ackerman of Harvard University as 'immeasurably the finest work covering this field in existence', this book presents a penetrating analysis of the modern tradition and its origins, tracing the creative interaction between old and new that has generated such an astonishing richness of architectural forms across the world and throughout the century. Throughout the book the author's focus is on the individual architect, and on the qualities that give outstanding buildings their lasting value.įor the third edition, the text has been radically revised and expanded, incorporating much new material and a fresh appreciation of regional identity and variety. Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setting for the detailed examination of buildings. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setting for the detailed examination of buildings. Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Breaking with the past, a strain of architects of the twentieth century discontinued this tradition in order to create a more appropriate style for the modern. Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. Yet while much has been published on Cairos ancient, medieval, and early-modern architectural heritage, the citys modern architecture has to date not received.

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