Title & Author:

Modernism and modernization in architecture / edite by Helen Castle.

Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; New York : Academy Editions, ©1999.

Description:

128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127).
Introduction / Helen Castle -- Statements / John Battle, Tyler Brûlé, Terence Conran, Ilse Crawford, IKEA, Richard Rogers -- Essays: Resurrection politics : modernism and architecture in the twentieth century and beyond / Iain Borden -- All modern and emotional : new designs for British living / Ilse Crawford -- Light, air and the modernist menu : three London restaurants / Jeremy Myerson -- Britain: Burning up the years : the revival of British modernism in the 1990s / Helen Castle -- Projects : Britain -- The USA: Modernism redux : New York in the 1990s / Jayne Merkel -- Projects : New York -- Empathy versus ideas : a personal account of American modernism in the West / Antoine Predock -- Projects : Western USA -- Japan: Design in the land of "creative chaos" : the emergence of new modernism in Japanese architecture / Botond Bognar -- Projects : Japan.
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Summary:

'Modernization' has become the soundbite of the 1990s. What is the role of architecture within this quest for the modern? The modernism of the 1990s is very different from its precursors earlier this century. Where the pre-war Modern Movement saw itself as an instrument of social change, today's modernism is most visible in shops and restaurants; where the International Style tended towards standardization and uniformity, architects today aim for flexibility and individuality. In examining these and other contemporary issues, Modernism and Modernization in Architecture looks towards a new definition of modernism for our times.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0471984698
9780471984696

Subject:

Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architecture Great Britain History 20th century.
Architecture Japan History 20th century.
Architecture United States.
Architecture Great Britain.
Architecture Great Britain 20th century.
Architecture Japan.
Architecture États-Unis.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture Grande-Bretagne 20e siècle.
Architecture Japon.
Architecture Japon Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture
Architektur
Architecture, Modern 20th century Great Britain.
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Großbritannien
Architecture -- United States
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
Architecture -- Great Britain
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century --Great Britain
Architecture -- Japan
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Japan

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Castle, Helen.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 212291
Call No.: NA712 .M63 1999
Status: Available