Modern Architecture by Alan Colquhoun
Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The book focuses on the work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe, re-examining their work and shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. The author presents a fascinating analysis of architecture with regard to politics, technology, and ideology, all while offering clear descriptions of the key elements of the Modern movement.Colquhoun shows clearly the evolution of the movement from Art Nouveau in the 1890s to the mega-structures of the 1960s, revealing the often-contradictory demands of form, function, social engagement, modernity and tradition.-
Art in Renaissance Italy 1350-1500
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Modern Art 1851-1929
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Northern Renaissance Art
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Portraiture
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Archaic and Classical Greek Art
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Landscape and Western Art
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Twentieth Century Design
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Sculpture Since 1945
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Classical Art
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The Art of Art History
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The Photograph
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European Architecture 1750-1890
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Medieval Art
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Art in Europe, 1700-1830
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Early Medieval Art
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Fashion
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After Modern Art 1945-2000
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Early Medieval Architecture
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Medieval Architecture
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Twentieth-Century American Art
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Indian Art
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Art in China
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Native North American Art
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Roman Architecture
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Architecture in the United States
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Nineteenth-century American Art
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Beauty and Art
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African-American Art
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Australian Art
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The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia
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After Modern Art
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Early Art and Architecture of Africa
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The Art of the Roman Empire
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Byzantine Art
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Sculpture, 1900-45
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Victorian Architecture
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Renaissance Architecture
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Design in the USA
The elegance of Colquhoun's writing, reinforced witha full apparatus of notes and bibliography and supported by well-chosen illustrations, makes the book something of a bargain* Building Design *
Alan Colquhoun was born in 1921, and studied architecture in Edinburgh and London. He was in partnership with J. H. Miller from 1961 until 1988. He is currently Professor Emeritus in the School of Architecture at Princeton University. His other publications include 'Essays in Architecture: Modern Architecture and Historical Change' and 'Modernity and the Classical Tradition: Architectural Essays 1980-1987'.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780192842268 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192842269 |
| Title | Modern Architecture |
| Author | Alan Colquhoun |
| Series | Oxford History Of Art |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2002-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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