Modern architecture through case studies, 1945-1990 / Peter Blundell Jones and Eamonn Canniffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blundell Jones, Peter.

Contributor:

Canniffe, Eamonn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--20th century--Case studies.

Architecture, Modern.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

255 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Architectural Press, 2007.

Summary:

Once again, new interpretations are presented of some of the most famous architecture of the period. Work by lesser-known architects, whose influence and role have been overlooked by conventional histories of the subject, is discussed. The case study structure allows each example to be discussed and used as a springboard to explore different theoretical approaches. Filled with beautiful photographs, plans and architect's drawings, this is a clear and accessible discussion on a period of architecture that engages many questions still under debate in architecture today. * The second instalment of this unique commentary on modern architecture * Provides the reader with a fresh approach to the analysis of post-war architecture * Beautifully illustrated case studies provide an accessible and inspiring source of information

Contents:

Chapter 1 / Eames House California 11

Chapter 2 / Egon Eiermann German Pavilion Brussels 23

Chapter 3 / Aldo van Eyck Orphanage Amsterdam 35

Chapter 4 / Gottfried Bohm Bensberg Town Hall 47

Chapter 5 / Peter Smithson, Alison Smithson Economist Building 59

Chapter 6 / Stirling and Gowan Leicester Engineering 71

Chapter 7 / Helmut Striffler Protestant Chapel Dachau 89

Chapter 8 / Gunter Behnisch Munich Olympic Complex 101

Chapter 9 / Carlo Scarpa Castelvecchio Museum 113

Chapter 10 / Lucien Kroll Maison Medicale 127

Chapter 11 / Ralph Erskine Byker Housing Newcastle 139

Chapter 12 / Norman Foster Willis Faber Dumas Ipswich 153

Chapter 13 / Giancarlo De Carlo Magistero Urbino 165

Chapter 14 / Piano and Rogers Pompidou Centre Paris 177

Chapter 15 / Aldo Rossi Cemetery Modena 189

Chapter 16 / Peter Eisenman Wexner Center Columbus 201

Chapter 17 / Karljosef Schattner Waisenhaus Eichstatt 213

Chapter 18 / Venturi and Scott-Brown Sainsbury Wing 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-249) and index.

ISBN:

075066374X

9780750663748

OCLC:

65203444