An Introduction to Architectural Theory

1968 to the Present

By: Harry Francis Mallgrave, David J. Goodman

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Hardcover | 8 April 2011 | Edition Number 1

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288 Pages

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A sharp and lively text that covers issues in depth but not to the point that they become inaccessible to beginning students, <i>An Introduction to Architectural Theory</i> is the first narrative history of this period, charting the veritable revolution in architectural thinking that has taken place, as well as the implications of this intellectual upheaval. <ul> <li>The first comprehensive and critical history of architectural theory over the last forty years <li>surveys the intellectual history of architecture since 1968, including criticisms of high modernism, the rise of postmodern and poststructural theory, critical regionalism and tectonics <li>Offers a comprehensive overview of the significant changes that architectural thinking has undergone in the past fifteen years <li>Includes an analysis of where architecture stands and where it will likely move in the coming years </ul>

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"This book will provide a unique complement to several annotated anthologies covering this material. . . Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers." (Choice, 1 October 2011)

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