Modern Architecture Since 1900

Sinceitsfirstpublicationin1982，ModernArchitectureSince1900hasbecomeestablishedasacontemporaryclassic.Worldwideinscope，itcombinesaclearhistoricaloutlinewithmasterlyanalysisandinterpretation.Technical，economic，socialandintellectualdevelopmentsarebroughttogetherinacomprehensivenarrativewhichprovidesasettingforthedetailedexaminationofbuildings.Throughoutthebooktheauthor'sfocusisontheindividualarchitect，andonthequalitiesthatgiveoutstandingbuildingstheirlastingvalue.Forthethirdeditionthetexthasbeenradicallyrevisedandexpanded，incorporatingmuchnewmaterialandafreshappreciationofregionalidentityandvariety.Almosteverychapterhasbeenexpandedandupdated，andsevenchaptersareentirelynew，includingthewholeofPartFour，whichcoversrecentworldarchitecture.DescribedbyJamesAckermanofHarvardUniversityas'immeasurablythefinestworkcoveringthisfieldinexistence'，thisbookpresentsapenetratinganalysisofthemoderntraditionanditsorigins，andtracesthecreativeinteractionbetweenoldandnewthathasgeneratedsuchanastonishingrichnessofarchitecturalformsthroughoutthecentury.