Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Modern architecture /
In this study of the international modern movement in architecture Alan Colquhoun explores the complex motivations behind its revolutionary new style and assesses its triumphs and failures.
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Oxford University Press,
2002.
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Table of Contents:
- Art Nouveau 1890-1910
- Organicism versus classicism: Chicago 1890-1910
- Culture and industry: Germany 1907-14
- The urn and the chamberpot: Adolf Loos 1900-30
- Expressionism and futurism
- The Avant-gardes in Holland and Russia
- Return to order: Le Corbusier and modern architecture in France 1920-35
- Weimar Germany: the dialectic of the modern 1920-33
- From rationalism to revisionism: architecture in Italy 1920-65
- Neoclassicism, organicism, and the welfare state: architecture in Scandinavia 1910-65
- From Le Corbusier to megastructures: urban visions 1930-65
- Pax Americana: architecture in America 1945-65.
- Ch. 1. Art Nouveau 1890-1910
- Ch. 2. Organicism versus Classicism: Chicago 1890-1910
- Ch. 3. Culture and Industry: Germany 1907-14
- Ch. 4. The Urn and the Chamberpot: Adolf Loos 1900-30
- Ch. 5. Expressionism and Futurism
- Ch. 6. The Avant-gardes in Holland and Russia
- Ch. 7. Return to Order: Le Corbusier and Modern Architecture in France 1920-35
- Ch. 8. Weimar Germany: the Dialectic of the Modern 1920-33
- Ch. 9. From Rationalism to Revisionism: Architecture in Italy 1920-65
- Ch. 10. Neoclassicism, Organicism, and the Welfare State: Architecture in Scandinavia 1910-65
- Ch. 11. From Le Corbusier to Megastructures: Urban Visions 1930-65
- Ch. 12. Pax Americana: Architecture in America 1945-65.