Modern Architecture in a Post-Modern Era

The history of modern architecture is explored in this book, tracing the developments from the 1960s to the present day, including the transitional period and the different movements that followed. It provides a survey of contemporary developments, examining the effects of technological innovations on architecture and its relationship with art.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 05 July 2023
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd

The rich tapestry of modern architecture has been meticulously documented in the comprehensive surveys of esteemed scholars such as Sigfried Giedion, Kenneth Frampton, William Curtis, Alan Colquhoun, and many others. These scholars have traced the evolution of this influential movement, which held sway over the architectural landscape of the 20th century until the emergence of Post-Modernism in the early 1970s. Taking a similar approach, this book delves into the diverse trends that shaped the developments of the past six decades, commencing in the 1960s when a fresh breeze swept through Modernism, eliciting a range of reactions and counter-reactions that continue to resonate today. This comprehensive volume offers a comprehensive survey of contemporary advancements, commencing with an introductory chapter that explores the transitional period of the 1960s. It then proceeds to examine the various movements that followed, charting a course that balances between aesthetic histories that focus solely on the formal aspects of architecture and ideological histories that subject it to critical analysis, often bypassing the discussion of its formal qualities. With a global perspective, each chapter begins with a theoretical overview of the "paradigm in question," paving the way for an in-depth examination of its key figures and notable projects. The survey concludes with a section that explores more recent trends, including environmental concerns that have placed sustainability as a paramount objective in architecture alongside an aesthetic direction that blurs the boundaries between architecture and art, relying on technological innovations to create increasingly intricate and complex forms.

Weight: 1268g
Dimension: 258 x 200 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781848225954