ISBN: 9781786270573 Number of Pages: 500 Format: Paperback

Combining a fascinating, thought-provoking and ? above all ? readable text with over 800 photographs, plans, and sections, this exciting new reading of modern architecture is a must for students and architecture enthusiasts alike. Organized largely as a chronology, chapters necessarily overlap to allow for the discrete examination of key themes including typologies, movements, and biographical studies, as well as the impact of evolving technology and country-specific influences.