Changing ideals in modern architecture, 1750-1950

Collins, Peter (1920-1981)

Published by London : Faber and Faber, 1965

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Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 308 pages : 16 pages of plates, 26 cm. Notes: Plates incl. sections, elevations and plans; Includes bibliographical references (page 301). Contents: Romanticism: 1. Revolutionary Architecture; 2. The Influence Of Historiography; 3. The Influence Of The Picturesque Revivalism: 4. The Awareness Of Styles; 5. Primitivism And Progress; 6. The Roman Revival; 7. The Greek Revival; 8. The Renaissance Revival; 9. Gothic Nationalism; 10. Gothic Ecclesiology And Social Reform; 11. Polychromy; 12. Eclecticism; 13. The Demand For A New Architecture Functionalism: 14. The Biological Analogy; 15. The Mechanical Analogy; 16. The Gastronomic Analogy; 17. The Linguistic Analogy Rationalism: 18. The Influence Of Civil And Military Engineers; 19. Rationalism; 20. New Planning Problems -- The Influence Of The Allied Arts: 21. The Influence Of Literature And Criticism; 22. The Influence Of Industrial Design; 23. The Influence Of Painting And Sculpture; 24. New Concepts Of Space -- Epilogue. Subjects: Architecture, Modern; Architecture, Modern 1750-1950; Architecture, Modern 18th century; Architecture, Modern 19th century; Architecture, Modern 20th century. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Changing ideals in modern architecture, 1750-1950
• Publisher: London : Faber and Faber
• Publication Date: 1965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram