Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Militant modernism Militant modernism Owen Hatherley "Militant Modernism argues for a Modernism of everyday life, immersed in questions of socialism, sexual politics and technology. It features new readings of some familiar names - Bertolt Brecht, Le C… OL16620167W
The charged void--architecture The charged void--architecture Peter Smithson,Alison Smithson "The Charged Void: Architecture is the first book available on the enormous legacy of Alison and Peter Smithson; a companion volume, The Charged Void: Urbanism, is currently in the preparation. Assem… OL18502925W
Celebrating the marvellous surrealism in architecture Celebrating the marvellous surrealism in architecture Neil Spiller We are entering a new era of architecture that is technologically enhanced, virtual and synthetic. Contemporary architects operate in a creative environment that is both real and digital; mixed, augm… OL19762421W
Miller/Hull Miller/Hull Sherri Olson "The work of David Miller and Robert Hull of the Miller/Hull Partnership stands at the forefront of the recent Pacific Northwest school. In their practice, and in this book, we see how similarities o… OL2498869W
The Struggle for Modernism The Struggle for Modernism Anthony Alofsin "For the first time in history, what were once the disparate schools of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning came together at Harvard University in the 1930s to forge a new vision … OL4315409W
The modern in Spain The modern in Spain Gabriel Ruiz Cabrero "As the definitive critical study of postwar Spanish architecture in English, The Modern in Spain looks at the works, projects, trends, landmarks, architects, and engineers of the period. It is both … OL4393285W
Le Corbusier in America Le Corbusier in America Mardges Bacon "In this first major study of Le Corbusier's American tour, Mardges Bacon reconstructs his encounter with America in all its fascinating detail. Through extensive archival research and interviews, sh… OL5472620W
The New Eco-Architecture The New Eco-Architecture Colin Porteous "The New eco-Architecture builds a historical bridge between architectural science and design. It seeks to address neglected aspects of the Modern Movement as a prelude to supporting a diversity of a… OL5819065W
Kesling Modern Structures Kesling Modern Structures Patrick Pascal "Beginning in November 1935, William Kesling was Southern California's most prolific and successful practitioner of Streamline Moderne design, then called Modernistic. His better-known peers, Schindl… OL5965161W