About this title: Lewis Mumford and American Modernism examines the career and writings of America's leading critic of architecture. The author of numerous books on the history of architecture, Mumford focused on the roles that technology and urbanism have played in modern civilisation. One of the first to write appreciatively of the achievements of the Chicago school, he was also a fervent supporter of Frank Lloyd Wright, whose buildings embodied the organic, rather than technological, basis for modern architecture that Mumford strongly advocated. Indeed, his writings have proved to be prescient, forming the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780521482158ISBN:0521482151
Description: As New in As New dust jacket. 0521482151. 0.76 x 10.33 x 7.28 Inches; 240 pages; Lewis Mumford and American Modernism examines the career and writings of America's leading critic of architecture and urbanism. The author of numerous books on the history of architecture, Mumford focused on the roles that technology and urbanism have played in modern civilization. Indeed, his writings have proved to be prescient, forming the basis for architecture and urban planning at a time of transition and ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 26/04/1996
ISBN-13:9780521482158ISBN:0521482151
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