Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture

Robert Venturi

ISBN 10: 0870702823 / ISBN 13: 9780870702822

Published by The Museum of Modern Art, New Yo, 1977

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Synopsis:

First published in 1966, and since translated into 16 languages, this remarkable book has become an essential document of architectural literature. A "gentle manifesto for a nonstraightforward architecture," Venturi's Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture expresses in the most compelling and original terms the postmodern rebellion against the purism of modernism. Three hundred and fifty architectural photographs serve as historical comparisons and illuminate the author's ideas on creating and experiencing architecture. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture was the winner of the Classic Book Award at the AIA's Seventh Annual International Architecture Book Awards.

Review: Socially conservative at a time of great social upheaval, while reminding readers that our current situation calls for anything but complacency.--John Hill "A Daily Dose of Architecture Books "

Bibliographic Details

Title: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New Yo
Publication Date: 1977
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition