MODERN ARCHITECTURE/ REPRESENTATION y REALITY

In this handsome book, esteemed architectural historian Neil Levine investigates for the first time the complex history of represent ation - the use and meaning of architectural signifiers - from the 18th to the 20th century. Using the lens of a continuous theoreti cal argument, Levine provides a detailed survey and critical analysis of major works by a host of modern architects, including Etien ne-Louis Boullee, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Louis Kahn, Henri Labrouste, Augustus Welby Pugin, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, John Soane, Louis Sullivan,...[Read more]