On Adam's House in Paradise
The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History
$87.63
- Paperback
250 pages
- Release Date
29 December 1981
Summary
On Adam’s House in Paradise “takes off backward through history hunting for Adam’s house, the original image. En route, with wry wit and charm, Rykwert singes every generation of architectural theoreticians back to Vitruvius, but he manages to illuminate their efforts and their immolations.”-Charles Moore, Progressive ArchitectureThis new edition of On Adam’s House in Paradise (first published by the Museum of Modern Art) incorporates all the original illustrations and several new ones, as well as additional text by the author.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262680363 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026268036X |
| Author: | Joseph Rykwert |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 29 December 1981 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 157mm x 234mm |
| Series: | On Adam's House in Paradise |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
On Adam’s House in Paradise “takes off backward through history hunting for Adam’s house, the original image. En route, with wry wit and charm, Rykwert singes every generation of architectural theoreticians back to Vitruvius, but he manages to illuminate their efforts and their immolations.
– Charles Moore, Progressive ArchitectureJoseph Rykwert
Joseph Rykwert is Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.
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