Modern Architecture: A Critical History

Front Cover
Thames & Hudson, 2007 - Architecture - 424 pages
This acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. For the fourth edition Kenneth Frampton has added a major new section that explores the effects of globalization on architecture in recent years and examines the phenomenon of international celebrity architects who are increasingly active all over the world. The bibliography has been updated and expanded, making this volume more complete and indispensable than ever.

Other editions - View all

Modern Architecture: A Critical History
Kenneth Frampton
Snippet view - 1980
Modern Architecture: A Critical History
Kenneth Frampton
Snippet view - 1980
Modern Architecture: A Critical History
Kenneth Frampton
Snippet view - 1981

About the author (2007)

Kenneth Frampton is a historian and theorist, and a professor at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University, New York. His many books include Modern Architecture: A Critical History, Le Corbusier, and Kengo Kuma: Complete Works.

Bibliographic information

TitleModern Architecture: A Critical History
The world of art library
Volume 0 of World of art
AuthorKenneth Frampton
Edition4, illustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherThames & Hudson, 2007
ISBN0500203954, 9780500203958
Length424 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Architecture / History / General
  
Export CitationBiBTeX EndNote RefMan