Architecture and Modernity
A Critique
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- Paperback
276 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2000
Summary
Bridges the gap between the history and theory of twentieth-century architecture and cultural theories of modernity.In this exploration of the relationship between modernity, dwelling, and architecture, Hilde Heynen attempts to bridge the gap between the discourse of the modern movement and cultural theories of modernity. On one hand, she discusses architecture from the perspective of critical theory, and on the other, she modifies positions within critical theory by linking them with archite…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262581899 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262581892 |
| Author: | Hilde Heynen |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 276 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2000 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Architecture and Modernity |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
”[A] very helpful synthetic overview of the principal positions in critical theory’s arguments over modernity.” South Carolina Review “ Architecture and Modernity traces some of the most important momentsof the discourse on the ‘crisis’ of architecture brought about by thechanges of modernity.” Beatriz Colomina , School of Architecture, Princeton University
About The Author
Hilde Heynen
Heynen is on the faculty of the Department of architecture at Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium.
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