Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture
By Unknown Author.
Description
The last forty years have seen an outburst of theories and manifestoes which explore the possibilities of architecture: its language, evolution and social relevance. With many 'crises in architecture' and the obvious urban and ecological problems, Modernism has been criticised, questioned, overthrown, extended, subverted and revivified - not a peaceful time for architectural thought and production. The result has been a cascade of new theories, justifications and recipes for building. This anthology, edited by the well-known historian and critic Charles Jencks, and the urbanist a...
ISBN(s)
0471976873, 9780471976875
