Making dystopia : the strange rise and survival of architectural barbarism / James Stevens Curl with a prolegomenon by Timothy Brittain-Catlin
2018, 1st edition. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press. Near fine gilt-blocked cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #395241
Physical description; (xxxviii, 551 pages) : illustrations. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Origins of a catastrophe -- Makers of mythologies & false analogies -- Modernism in Germany in the aftermath of the 1914-18 War -- The international style 1920s & 1930s -- The international style truly international -- Universal acceptance of the international style -- Descent to deformity -- Dangerous signals -- Some further reflections -- Epilogue. Subjects; 1900-1999. Architecture, Modern 20th century. Architecture 20e siècle. ARCHITECTURE General. Architecture, Modern. Modern movement (Architecture). Modern movement (Architecture). Modern movement (Architecture) Great Britain. Modern movement (Architecture) Ireland. Architecture and Planning. Bauhaus [1919 - 1933]. Modernism. Architecture. Architectural theory. Neoclassical architecture. History of art. Architecture. Architectural structure & design. History of architecture.
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