Overview
- Authors:
-
-
Kenneth Frampton
-
Columbia University, USA
- New approach to the history of architecture by Kenneth Frampton
- Architects, styles and theories in a uniquely compact overview
- Easily understandable explanations, richly illustrated
Access this book
Other ways to access
Table of contents (5 chapters)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Back Matter
Pages 147-159
About this book
Part 1: Avant-Garde and Continuity 1887-1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Part 2: The Vicissitudes of the Organic 1910-1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Part 3" Universal Civilization and National Cultures 1935-1998 . . . . . . . . . 85 Part 4: Production, Place and Reality 1927-1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 ontents Introduction the limited space that l have at my disposal, it obviously impossible to give a truly global history of the evolution of twentieth century architecture. Instead I have attempted to trace diff- ent ideological trajectories these have crossed and re-crossed each other the course of the century. Hence, I have tried to compile a genealogy rather than a history, and for this reason it an account which a markedly fragmentary character due in large measure to what one can only call conceptual fluctuations; that to the way which certain ideas rise to the surface at a given moment, are elaborated and after a while abandoned, only to re-emerge later a diff- ent form. Because of this waxing and waning of these ideas over time, this account will often depart from a strict chronological sequence. this end, the material treated under four diff- ent headings; Part Avant-Garde and Continuity, 1887-1986, Part 2: of the 1910-1998, Part 3: Civilization and National 1935-1998 and Part 4: Production, and 1927-1990. The aim of each section to trace the evolution of different paradigms and to show how a particular theme or cultural trope manifests itself in various ways under different historical circumstances.
Authors and Affiliations
-
Columbia University, USA
Kenneth Frampton
About the author
Kenneth Frampton, is a professor of architecture at Columbia University in New York, USA. He has published a number of publications on architectural theory and history. Among them are titles such as "World Architecture” or his classic book, "Modern Architecture”.
