The Future of Architecture Since 1889

Jean-Louis Cohen

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Formato:
Hardback
Editore:
Phaidon Press Ltd
Anno di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua:
Inglese
Pagine:
638
Dimensioni:
270 X 205
Codice EAN:
9780714845982
Generi:
Arts & Photography, Architecture
Altre informazioni:
300 colour, 300 black and white
Prezzo di copertina:
£ 45,00

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Truly far-ranging - both conceptually and geographically - The Future of Architecture Since 1889 is a rich, compelling history that will shape future thinking about this period for years to come. Jean-Louis Cohen, one of today's most distinguished architectural historians and critics, 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 also reflects Cohen's deep knowledge architecture across the globe, and in places such Eastern Europe and colonial Africa and South America that have rarely been included in histories of this period. This comprehensive history is richly 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.

L'Autore

Jean-Louis Cohen is one of the most authoritative historians of twentieth-century architecture and urbanism. He is the Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at the Institute of Fine Arts of NYU University. An articulate writer, popular lecturer, commentator for the French media, and leader of research teams, Cohen has received many honors and is the author of numerous books and articles about nearly every aspect of how modernization has affected the built environment.

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Written in French, translated into English, and impeccably edited by Joan Ockman, this is an exceptional, erudite text, wherein the learning, worn lightly but richly detailed, conjures up for the reader the poignancy and vitality of the various creative moments, irrespective of their fleeting duration. - Kenneth Frampton for Architect's Newspaper

A stimulating thematic approach. . .to contextualize the blockbuster buildings we know and love. - Architectural Digest

The eminent architectural historian. . .joins an academic perspective with a narrative voice that replaces industry jargon with a fascinating account. His global viewpoint is rare in this kind of work. . . - CoolHunting.com

A comprehensive, cross-cultural history of the modern building. . . - ELLE Decor

Few architectural historians are as lucid and insightful as Jean-Louis Cohen, and this magisterial survey distills his encyclopaedic knowledge of the highways and byways of modernism. . .This is a must-have for architects, students, and anyone who cares about the built environment. - Form