Architectures
Modernism and After
New Interventions in Art History
1. Edition September 2003
272 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Architectures: Modernism and After surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment.
* Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment.
* Presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances.
* Provides a view of architectural history as a part of a continuing dialogue between aesthetic criteria and social and cultural imperatives.
* Part of the New Interventions in Art History Series, which is published in conjunction with the Association of Art Historians.
Notes on Contributors.
Series Editor's Preface.
Preface.
Introduction: Architectures in the Plural: Andrew
Ballantyne.
1. An Avant-garde Academy: Simon Sadler (University of
California, Davis).
2. Aalto and the Tutelary Goddesses: Sarah Menin (University of
Newcastle).
3. Becoming-skyscraper: Ayn Rand's Architect: Gerard
Loughlin (University of Newcastle).
4. Steps Towards a Sustainable Architecture: Brenda and Robert
Vale (University of Auckland, New Zealand).
5. Gordon Matta-Clark's Building Dissections: Stephen
Walker (University of Sheffield).
6. Territoriality and Identity at RAF Menwith Hill: David Wood
(University of Newcastle).
7. Domestic Space Transformed, 1850-2000: Elizabeth Cromley
(Northeastern University).
8. English Townscape as Cultural and Symbolic Capital: Andrew
Law (University of Newcastle).
Bibliography.
Index
diversity of modern architecture through differing processes of
story telling and the analysis of facts. This is a book for the
reader able to embrace plurality. Those who seek a singular vision
will need to look elsewhere." Robert Tavernor, University of
Bath
"Wide-ranging and original, this collection offers fresh new
perspectives on architecture and its histories within the expanded
arena of cultural studies. It suggests the many roles that
buildings can play in the conscious and unconscious lives of human
beings." Alice Friedman, Wellesley College
