Essays in Architectural Criticism: Modern Architecture and Historical Change by Colquhoun, Alan - 1985-08-28

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MIT Press, 1991. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9780262530637

Boston: Opppositions Books for MIT Press, 1985. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. As New. As new copy of first paperback printing, Completely clean copy without any markups. 214 pages with b/w illustrations. Winner of the 1985 Architectural Critics Award for the best book published on architectural criticism over the past three years. These essays (1962-1979) are divided into 4 themes: modern architecture & the symbolic dimension; the type and its transformations; architecture & the city; history & the architectural sign. 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing

This collection of 17 of Alan Colquhoun's essays marks a watershed in the development of architectural thinking over the past three decades, comprising a virtual "theory of Modernism" in architecture.

Preface by Kenneth Frampton. Winner of the 1985 Architectural Critics Award for the best book published on architectural criticism over the past three years.
Since the early 1950s, Alan Colquhoun's criticism and theory have acted as a conscience to a generation of architects. His rigor and conceptual clarity have consistently stimulated debate and have served as an impetus for the pursuit of new directions in both theory and practice. This collection of 17 of his essays marks a watershed in the development of architectural thinking over the past three decades, comprising a virtual "theory of Modernism" in architecture.
In his earliest essays, Colquhoun concentrated on themes that for him comprised the modernist attitude in architecture - language, typology, and the structure of form. His… Read More

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