Mallgrave

Architectural Theory, Volume 2

An Anthology from 1871 to 2005
Herausgegeben:Mallgrave, Harry Francis; Contandriopoulos, Christina

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This second volume of the landmark Architectural Theory anthology surveys the development of architectural theory from the Franco-Prussian war of 1871 until the end of the twentieth century. Together with volume I, it is the first anthology to follow the full range of architectural literature from its beginnings in classical times to its impact today.

Drawing on diverse international texts, this book explores various reform movements in Europe and North America, including Arts & Crafts; spans the technological and conceptual innovations of the late-nineteenth century in connection with the rise and development of modern theory; and reviews early critiques of modernism, the "post-modern" discussions of the 1970s, and post-structural and regionalist thought in the 1980s. The editors also consider the counter-movements of the 1990s - inspired by the digital revolution, technological innovations, and growing concerns for sustainable design.

This anthology maps a wide array of debates in architectural history, placing the writings of starchitects like Koolhaas, Eisenman, and Lynn alongside the work of prominent architectural critics. It also sheds new historical perspective on topics such as ecology and sustainability, as well as CAD and blobs. The result is an inspiring and comprehensive resource for those studying or working in architectural theory and art history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers / Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 175mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1280g
• ISBN-13: 9781405102599
• ISBN-10: 1405102594
• Artikelnr.: 22956955

Autorenporträt

Harry Francis Mallgrave is Associate Professor of History and Theory at the Illinois Institute of Technology. His 1996 book Gottfried Semper: Architect of the Nineteenth Century was awarded the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award by the Society of Architectural Historians. He is also the author of Modern Architectural Theory 1673-1968 (2005) and the editor of Architectural Theory: Volume I: An Anthology From Vitruvius to 1870 (Blackwell, 2006). Christina Contandriopoulos was trained as an architect at Université de Montréal (Canada) and practiced architecture in Montreal and Paris. She is currently completing her Ph.D Thesis at McGill University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. General Introduction. Part I: Early Modernism. A. The
Arts and Crafts Movement in Great Britain. B. Continental Reforms. C.
Reforms in the United States. D. Conceptual Underpinnings of German
Modernism: Space, Form, and Realism. Part II: The Formation of the Modern
Movement: 1894-1914. A. The Wagner School and the German Werkbund. B.
European Modernism Elsewhere. C. The Chicago School. Part III: The 1920s.
A. American Modernism. B. Soviet Constructivism. C. De Stijl and Purism. D.
Expressionism and the Bauhaus. E. European Modernism 1925-1932. Part IV:
The Politics of Modernism: 1930-1945. A. Totalitarianism in Europe. B.
American Academic and Architectural Reforms. Part V: High Modernism in the
Postwar Years. A. Postwar Theory in the United States. B. Postwar Theory in
Europe. C. The Rise and Fall of CIAM. Part VI: Critiques of Modernism:
1958-1969. A. Death of the American City. B. Retreats and Utopianism. C.
Critiques of Modernism. Part VII: The Prospect of a Postmodern Theory:
1969-1979. A. Neorationalism and the IAUS. B. Semiotics and Phenomenology.
C. Alternative Strategies and Debates. Part VIII: The 1980s. A.
Poststructuralism and Deconstruction. B. Postmodern Historicism. C.
Regionalism and Traditionalism. Part IX: Millennial Tensions. A. Tectonics
and Geometry. B. The End of Theory. C. Beyond the New Millennium.