Reyner Banham
Historian of the Immediate Future
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- Paperback
514 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2003
Summary
An intellectual biography of the cultural critic Reyner Banham.Reyner Banham (1922-88) was one of the most influential writers on architecture, design, and popular culture from the mid-1950s to the late 1980s. Trained in mechanical engineering and art history, he was convinced that technology was making society not only more exciting but more democratic. His combination of academic rigor and pop culture sensibility put him in opposition to both traditionalists and orthodox Modernists, but pla…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262731652 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262731657 |
| Author: | Nigel Whiteley |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 514 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2003 |
| Weight: | 962g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Reyner Banham |
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“Whitely does an excellent job of presenting the many complex layers of Banham’sachievements as a historian and critic.” Eric Mumford ArchitecturalRecord
…Nigel Whiteley’s timely assessment is engaging and important.
* London Times *…Whitely does an excellent job of presenting the many complex layers of Banham’s achievements as a historian and critic.
* Architectural Record *…Nigel Whiteley’s brilliant analysis has the energy and scope of Banham’s best writing…
* The Washington Post Book World *About The Author
Nigel Whiteley
Nigel Whiteley is Professor of Visual Arts in the Art Department at the School of Creative Arts, Lancaster University, UK.
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