[PDF] Programme Und Manifeste Zur Architektur Des 20 Jahrhunderts Programmes And Manifestoes On 20th Century Architecture Edited By Ulrich Conrads Translated By Michael Bullock eBook

Author : R. Stephen Sennott
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 10,5 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781579584337

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"A balance of sophistication and clarity in the writing, authoritative entries, and strong cross-referencing that links archtects and structures to entries on the history and theory of the profession make this an especially useful source on a century of the world's most notable architecture. The contents feature major architects, firms, and professional issues; buildings, styles, and sites; the architecture of cities and countries; critics and historians; construction, materials, and planning topics; schools, movements, and stylistic and theoretical terms. Entries include well-selected bibliographies and illustrations."--"Reference that rocks," American Libraries, May 2005.

Author : Florian Urban
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 35,81 MB
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1136638490

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Tower and Slab looks at the contradictory history of the modernist mass housing block - home to millions of city dwellers around the world. Few urban forms have roused as much controversy. While in the United States decades-long criticism caused the demolition of most mass housing projects for the poor, in the booming metropolises of Shanghai and Mumbai remarkably similar developments are being built for the wealthy middle class. While on the surface the modernist apartment block appears universal, it is in fact diverse in its significance and connotations as its many different cultural contexts. Florian Urban studies the history of mass housing in seven narratives: Chicago, Paris, Berlin, Brasilia, Mumbai, Moscow, and Shanghai. Investigating the complex interactions between city planning and social history, Tower and Slab shows how the modernist vision to house the masses in serial blocks succeeded in certain contexts and failed in others. Success and failure, in this respect, refers not only to the original goals – to solve the housing crisis and provide modern standards for the entire society – but equally to changing significance of the housing blocks within the respective societies and their perception by architects, politicians, and inhabitants. These differences show that design is not to blame for mass housing’s mixed record of success. The comparison of the apparently similar projects suggests that triumph or disaster does not depend on a single variable but rather on a complex formula that includes not only form, but also social composition, location within the city, effective maintenance, and a variety of cultural, social, and political factors.

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Page : 648 pages
File Size : 34,77 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Union catalogs
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Includes entries for maps and atlases.

Author : Matthew Wilson Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 30,65 MB
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 1135867321

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This wide-ranging and topical survey incorporates many canonical artists into a single narrative. Beautifully illustrated, it pays particular attention to the influence of the Total Work of Art on modern theatre and performance.