Architectural theory / edited by Harry Francis Mallgrave.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mallgrave, Harry Francis.

Κοντανδριοπούλου, Χριστίνα., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Philosophy.

Architecture.

Arquitectura--Filosofía.

architectural theory.

Local Subjects:

Arquitectura--Filosofía.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006-<2008>

Summary:

This landmark anthology surveys the major developments and trends in architecture from Vitruvius to Gottfried Semper. It is the first volume to make available in one place the major statements in English, German, French, and Italian that constructed architecture as a field. In charting the progress of architecture from its earliest days until the second half of the nineteenth century, Mallgrave brings together over 200 classic essays in the field. These cover Classicism, the Gothic period, Neoclassicism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and major themes including industry, ornament, style, and tectonics. Architectural Theory: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 ? along with the forthcoming second volume, covering 1871 to 2005 is an indispensable reference for any student or scholar of architecture. Organized thematically, it features general and section introductions and headnotes to each essay written by a renowned expert on architectural theory.

Contents:

v. 1. An anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 (pt. I. Classicism and the Renaissance. A. The classical and medieval traditions. B. Renaissance and Baroque ideals. pt. II. Classicism in France and Britain. A. French Classicism: ancients and moderns. B. British Classicism and Palladianism. pt. III. Neoclassicism and the enlightenment. A. Early Neoclassicism. B. Greece and the Classical ideal. pt. IV. Theories of the Picturesque and the Sublime. A. Sources of the Picturesque. B. Toward a relativist Aesthetics. C. Consolidation of Picturesque theory. pt. V. The rise of historicism in the nineteenth century. A. Challenges to classicism in France, 1802-34. B. The Gothic revival in Britain, Germany, and France. C. The German style debate. D. The rise of American theory. pt. VI: Historicism in the Industrial Age. A. The battle of the styles in Britain. B. Rationalism, Eclecticism, and Realism in France. C. Tectonics and style in Germany.).

v. 2. An anthology from 1871 to 2005 (pt. I. Early modernism. A. The arts and crafts movement in Great Britain. B. Continental reforms. C. Reforms in the United States. D. Conceptual underpinnings of German modernism : space, form, and realism. pt. II. The formation of the modern movement : 1894-1914. A. The Wagner School and the German Werkbund. B. Modernism elsewhere in Europe. C. The Chicago School and the American West. pt. III. The 1920s. A. American modernism : 1918-32. B. Soviet constructivism. C. De Stijil and purism. D. German Expressionism and the Bauhaus. E. European modernism : 1925-32. pt. IV. The politics of modernism : 1930-45. A. Totalitarianism in Europe. B. American academic and architectural reforms. pt. V. High modernism in the postwar years. A. Postwar theory in the United States. B. Postwar theory in Europe. C. The rise and fall of CIAM. pt. VI. Critiques of modernism : 1959-69. A. The death of the American city. B. Retreats and utopianism. C. Critiques of modernism. pt. VII. The prospect of a postmodern theory : 1969-79. A. Rationalism and the IAUS. B. Semiotics and phenomenology. C. Alternative strategies and debates. pt. VIII. The 1980s. A. Poststructuralism and deconstruction. B. Postmodernism and historicism. C. Regionalism and traditionalism. pt. IX. Millennial tensions. A. Tectonics and geometry. B. The end of theory? C. Beyond the new millennium.).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-567) and index.

Volume 2 edited by Harry Francis Mallgrave and Christina Contandriopoulos.

Other Format:

Online version: Architectural theory.

ISBN:

9781405102575

1405102578

9781405102582

1405102586

9781405102605

1405102608

9781405102599

1405102594

OCLC:

57352756

Publisher Number:

9781405102575 (hbk. ; alk. paper)

9781405102582 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

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