Part 1 The formative strands of Modern architecture: the idea of a Modern architecture in the 19th century industrialization and the city - the skyscraper as type and symbol the search for new forms and the problem of ornament rationalism, the engineering tradition, and reinforced concrete arts and crafts ideals in Britain and the USA responses to mechanization - the Deutscher Werkbund and futurism the architectural system of Frank Lloyd Wright national romanticism and classical transformations cubism and new conceptions of space. Seven chapters are entirely new, including expanded coverage of recent world architecture.ĭescribed by James Ackerman of Harvard University as 'immeasurably the finest work covering this field in existence', this book presents a penetrating analysis of the modern tradition and its origins, tracing the creative interaction between old and new that has generated such an astonishing richness of architectural forms across the world and throughout the century. Throughout the book the author's focus is on the individual architect, and on the qualities that give outstanding buildings their lasting value.įor the third edition, the text has been radically revised and expanded, incorporating much new material and a fresh appreciation of regional identity and variety. Technical, economic, social and intellectual developments are brought together in a comprehensive narrative which provides a setting for the detailed examination of buildings. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic.
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