Architecture: Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Ex-library.
Few books have so thoroughly reshaped the study of modern architecture as Henry-Russell Hitchcock's landmark survey, part of the celebrated Pelican History of Art series. The work chronicles the sweeping transformation of the built environment across two centuries, tracing the evolution from the Neoclassical and Gothic Revival movements of the 1800s through to the bold innovations of Modernism in the twentieth century — mapping a world in which iron, glass, and reinforced concrete redefined what a building could be and mean. Hitchcock writes with the authority of a scholar who helped define the field, his prose both rigorous and encyclopaedic, presenting a vast panorama of architects, styles, and national traditions with analytical clarity. The text remains an indispensable reference for students, practitioners, and historians of architecture, arguing that the architecture of these two centuries is not merely a succession of styles but a profound cultural and technological dialogue between tradition and revolution. For anyone seeking to understand how the modern world was built, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: where does architecture end and civilisation begin?
Author: Henry-Russell Hitchcock
Format: Hardback
Genre: Architecture
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Ex-library.
Few books have so thoroughly reshaped the study of modern architecture as Henry-Russell Hitchcock's landmark survey, part of the celebrated Pelican History of Art series. The work chronicles the sweeping transformation of the built environment across two centuries, tracing the evolution from the Neoclassical and Gothic Revival movements of the 1800s through to the bold innovations of Modernism in the twentieth century — mapping a world in which iron, glass, and reinforced concrete redefined what a building could be and mean. Hitchcock writes with the authority of a scholar who helped define the field, his prose both rigorous and encyclopaedic, presenting a vast panorama of architects, styles, and national traditions with analytical clarity. The text remains an indispensable reference for students, practitioners, and historians of architecture, arguing that the architecture of these two centuries is not merely a succession of styles but a profound cultural and technological dialogue between tradition and revolution. For anyone seeking to understand how the modern world was built, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: where does architecture end and civilisation begin?