The future of architecture, since 1889 / Jean-Louis Cohen.

The Future of Architecture Since 1889 is a history that will shape future thinking about this period for years to come. Jean-Louis Cohen gives an authoritative and compelling account of the twentieth century, tracing an arc from industrialization through computerization, and linking architecture to...

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Main Author: Cohen, Jean-Louis
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Phaidon, 2012.
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Summary:The Future of Architecture Since 1889 is a history that will shape future thinking about this period for years to come. Jean-Louis Cohen gives an authoritative and compelling account of the twentieth century, tracing an arc from industrialization through computerization, and linking architecture to developments in art, technology, urbanism and critical theory. Encompassing both well-known masters and previously neglected but significant architects, this book reflects Cohen's knowledge of architecture across the globe and in places such as Eastern Europe and colonial Africa and South America that have rarely been included in histories of this period. This history is illustrated not only with buildings, projects and plans, but also with publications, portraits, paintings, diagrams, film stills, and exhibitions, showing the immense diversity of architectural thought and production throughout the twentieth century.--Publisehr description.
Physical Description:527 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 494-505) and index.
ISBN:9780714845982
0714845981