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Theories and manifestoes of contemporary architecture
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Theories and manifestoes of contemporary architecture

Author: Charles Jencks; Karl Kropf
Publisher: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Academy, ©2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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"The second half of the 20th century witnessed an outburst of theories and manifestos that explored the possibilities of architecture: its languages, evolution and social relevance. The many 'crises in architecture' and emerging urban and ecological problems questioned the current orthodoxy: Modernism was criticised, questioned and overthrown, only to be extended, subverted and revivified. The result was a cascade of  Read more...
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Named Person: Charles Jencks
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Charles Jencks; Karl Kropf
ISBN: 0470014695 9780470014691 9780470014691
OCLC Number: 58829941
Notes: Previous ed.: Chichester : Academy Editions, 1997.
Description: 378 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Post-modern --
Post modern ecology --
Traditional --
Late modern --
New modern --
Complexity paradigm.
Responsibility: edited by Charles Jencks and Karl Kropf.
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Abstract:

"The second half of the 20th century witnessed an outburst of theories and manifestos that explored the possibilities of architecture: its languages, evolution and social relevance. The many 'crises in architecture' and emerging urban and ecological problems questioned the current orthodoxy: Modernism was criticised, questioned and overthrown, only to be extended, subverted and revivified. The result was a cascade of new theories, justifications and recipes for building. This anthology, first edited in 1997, brought together a coherent collection of texts that tracked these important shifts from all the major architectural thinkers and practitioners."--BOOK JACKET.

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