Vincent Scully: Architecture, Urbanism, and a Life in Search of Community

Vincent Scully, a renowned architectural historian and critic, emerged in the 1950s as a guiding voice in American architecture, charting an unlikely course from postwar modernism to postmodernism and New Urbanism. His extensive body of work, spanning centuries and civilizations, centered around the core beliefs that architecture shapes and is shaped by society and that the best architecture responds to the human need for community and connection. This timely appraisal provides a platform for reassessing the legacy of these values and how we write and think about architecture in the twenty-first century.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 25 July 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Vincent Scully, a renowned architectural historian and critic, emerged as a prominent figure in American architecture in the 1950s. This intellectual biography delves into his life and career, tracing the formative moments in his thinking and his relationships with a diverse range of architects, artists, and cultural personalities over the past century. Scully's journey from postwar modernism to postmodernism and New Urbanism was marked by a unique perspective that challenged established beliefs and transformed the built environment. As a teacher for over 60 years, he played a pivotal role in shaping the field and was central to numerous associations, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Robert Venturi, Robert Stern, Harold Bloom, and Norman Mailer. Scully's extensive body of work, spanning centuries and civilizations, centered around the core belief that architecture is shaped by and shapes society, and that the best architecture responds to the human need for community and connection. This timely appraisal offers a platform for reassessing the legacy of these values and how we write and think about architecture in the twenty-first century.

Weight: 632g
Dimension: 157 x 233 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350298415