| Description |
1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Oxford history of art |
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Oxford history of art.
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| Contents |
Art Nouveau 1890-1910 -- Organicism versus classicism : Chicago 1890-1910 -- Culture and industry : Germany 1907-14 -- The urn and the chamberpot : Adolf Loos 1900-30 -- Expressionism and futurism -- The avant-gardes in Holland and Russia -- Return to order : Le Corbusier and modern architecture in France 1920-35 -- Weimar Germany : the dialectic of the modern 1920-33 -- From rationalism to revisionism : architecture in Italy 1920-65 -- Neoclassicism, organicism, and the welfare state : architecture in Scandinavia 1910-65 -- From Le Corbusier to megastructures : urban visions 1930-65 -- Pax Americana : architecture in America 1945-65 |
| Summary |
This new account of international modernism explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The work of the main architects of the period, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined, shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. Author Colquhoun explores the evolution of the movement from the 1890s to the 1960s, revealing the often contradictory demands of form, function, social engagement, modernity, and tradition |
| Bibliography |
Includes chapter notes (pages 255-263), bibliographical references (pages 264-269) , a timeline, list of illustrations (pages 277-281) , and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century.
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ARCHITECTURE -- History -- Contemporary (1945- )
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ARCHITECTURE -- History -- Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
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Architecture, Modern
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Architektur
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Bouwkunst.
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Architektur -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
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Architektur -- Moderne -- 0 Gesamtdarstellung.
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Architektur -- Geschichte -- 1890-1965.
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Arquitetura moderna (história) -- Século 20.
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Architettura -- 1890-1965.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002510839 |
| ISBN |
9780191592645 |
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0191592641 |
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0191027278 |
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9780191027277 |
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1283692007 |
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9781283692007 |
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