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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: James SteelePublisher: Phaidon Press Ltd Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 25.00cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 29.00cm Weight: 3.290kg ISBN: 9780714836171ISBN 10: 0714836176 Pages: 512 Publication Date: 04 November 1997 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsThe modernist legacy; European rationalism; high-tech; minimalism; the classical revival; post-modernism; deconstructivism; contemporary vernacular; the new expressionists; ecological architecture; the new moderns; populist architecture; megastructures; the Los Angeles avant-garde; experimentation in Japan; world cities.Reviews'As a beginner's guide to the trends of the last 25 years, Architecture Today is invaluable. Accessible text and a preponderance of colour pictures go a long way toward doing for architecture what Gombrich did for art.' (Creative Review) 'Exceptionally handsome. A lavish look at some of the best building trends since 1960.' (Met House) 'An ambitious guide to the trends in architecture over the last 25 years. In other words, a romp through all those tricky isms, from Vernacular to Deconstruction.' (The Sunday Times) 'As a beginner's guide to the trends of the last 25 years, Architecture Today is invaluable. Accessible text and a preponderance of colour pictures go a long way toward doing for architecture what Gombrich did for art.' (Creative Review) 'Exceptionally handsome. A lavish look at some of the best building trends since 1960.' (Met House) 'An ambitious guide to the trends in architecture over the last 25 years. In other words, a romp through all those tricky isms, from Vernacular to Deconstruction.' (The Sunday Times) Author InformationJames Steele is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He has written a number of books including Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles Architecture and Queen Mary, all published by Phaidon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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