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OverviewKey Modern Architects provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the work of the most significant architects of the modern era. Fifty short chapters introduce fifty key architects, from Le Corbusier to Aldo Van Eyck to Zaha Hadid, exploring their most influential buildings and developing a critique of each architect’s work within a broader cultural and historical context. The selection represents the most influential architects working from 1890 to the present, those most likely to be taught on survey courses in modern architectural history, along with some lesser-known names with an equal claim to influence. Emphasis is placed on a critical and interpretative approach, allowing the student to position each architect in a cultural and intellectual context quickly and easily. Artistic, technical, social, and intellectual developments are brought to the fore – built and unbuilt projects, writings and influences. This approach brings to light the ideology behind architectural work, offering insights into each architect’s working practice. - Helps students to develop a critical approach to understanding modern architectural history. - One chapter per architect – meaning chapters may be read individually as a concise resource for the study of an architect, or together as a coherent book-length history of the whole period of modern architecture. - Chapters are supported by boxed lists of each architect’s most significant projects, along with suggestions for further reading as a springboard to further study and research. Combining the clarity and accessibility of a textbook with in-depth reading and a critical approach, Key Modern Architects provides an invaluable resource for both the classroom and for independent study in architectural and art history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew Higgott (University of East London, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts Weight: 0.512kg ISBN: 9781474265034ISBN 10: 1474265030 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 31 May 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Louis Sullivan Otto Wagner Adolf Loos Peter Behrens Auguste Perret Frank Lloyd Wright Antonio Sant 'Elia Bruno Taut Eric Mendelsohn Walter Gropius Theo van Doesburg El Lissitzky Konstantin Melnikov Hannes Meyer Laszlo Moholy Nagy Grete Schutte Lihotzky Rudolph Schindler Le Corbusier Mies van Der Rohe Hans Scharoun Eileen Gray Gunnar Asplund Alvar Aalto Oscar Niemeyer Buckminster Fuller Charles & Ray Eames Louis Kahn Aldo Van Eyck Alison and Pter Smithson Kenzo Tange Lina Bo Bardi Carlo Scarpa James Stirling Archigram Cedric Price Venturi Scott Brown Aldo Rossi Geoffrey Bawa Balkrishna Doshi Richard Meier Norman Foster Alvaro Siza Rem Koolhaas Daniel Libeskind Frank Gehry Zaha Hadid Tadao Ando Herzog De Meuron Peter Zumthor Kengo Kuma General bibliography IndexReviewsA fine supplemental text for architecture and design students, and a welcome companion for architecture buffs. * Booklist * Author InformationAndrew Higgott has taught the history and theory of architecture for over twenty five years, at the Architectural Association in London and at the University of East London. He has also lectured at Cornell University, the Bartlett School, and the Royal College of Art. His published works include Mediating Modernism (2007) and Camera Constructs (2012). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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