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The history of architecture : from the Avant-Garde towards the present : a comprehensive chronicle of 20th and 21st century buildings / Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi ; translation, Paul Blackmore.

By: Prestinenza Puglisi, Luigi, 1956- [author.]
Contributor(s): Blackmore, Paul (Translator) [translator.]
Material type: TextTextSeries: Basics (Berlin, Germany): 101.Publisher: Bertin,: DOM Publishers c2021Description: 527 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 23 cmISBN: 9783869227139; 9783869220710Uniform titles: Historia de la arquitectura moderna. English Subject(s): 1900-2099 | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century | Architecture, Modern -- 21st century | Architecture, Modern | Architecture -- 20e siècle | Architecture -- 21e siècle | Architecture, ModernAdditional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 720.92
Contents:
Modern architecture -- The decline and rebirth of modern architecture -- From modern to contemporary -- Toward the present.
Summary: "What exactly gave rise to the phantasmagoric buildings of starchitects such as Zaha Hadid? How did interactions between artists and architects affect architectural production during the twentieth century? Which exhibitions and publications have had a lasting influence over the last century? This concise volume chronicles the movements and trends in architecture over the past 120 years. Written as a narrative but split into succinct sections, it makes for clear and compelling reading. In his pithy and personal style, the Rome-based critic and architectural historian Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi explores the events and motivations that have driven the work of leading architects from Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn, to Rem Koolhaas and Kazuyo Sejima. With over 700 illustrations and a comprehensive list of practitioners, this insightful chronicle is both visually appealing and easy to navigate. It covers buildings from across the globe and details projects by contemporary architects, bringing readers fully up to date."--Page [4] of cover.
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Non-fiction 720.92 P978h (Browse shelf) 2021 C-1 Available 022877
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Includes index.

Translation of: Historia de la arquitectura moderna.

Modern architecture -- The decline and rebirth of modern architecture -- From modern to contemporary -- Toward the present.

"What exactly gave rise to the phantasmagoric buildings of starchitects such as Zaha Hadid? How did interactions between artists and architects affect architectural production during the twentieth century? Which exhibitions and publications have had a lasting influence over the last century? This concise volume chronicles the movements and trends in architecture over the past 120 years. Written as a narrative but split into succinct sections, it makes for clear and compelling reading. In his pithy and personal style, the Rome-based critic and architectural historian Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi explores the events and motivations that have driven the work of leading architects from Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn, to Rem Koolhaas and Kazuyo Sejima. With over 700 illustrations and a comprehensive list of practitioners, this insightful chronicle is both visually appealing and easy to navigate. It covers buildings from across the globe and details projects by contemporary architects, bringing readers fully up to date."--Page [4] of cover.

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