James Stirling : revisionary modernist / Amanda Reeser Lawrence.

Main entry:

Lawrence, Amanda Reeser.

Title & Author:

James Stirling : revisionary modernist / Amanda Reeser Lawrence.

Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2012]

Description:

ix, 237 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rationalizing Jaoul: Ham Common (1958) -- Discovering history: Churchill College (1959) -- An "expressive" functionalism: Leicester Engineering Building (1963) -- One enormous gesture: Florey Building (1941) -- Recollecting forward: Düsseldorf (1975) -- The remains of modernism: Roma Interrotta (1978).

Summary:

James Stirling was one of the most influential architects of the late 20th century. His formally inventive yet historically informed designs inspired a generation of architects in his native England and throughout the world. "James Stirling: Revisionary Modernist" is the first in-depth, book-length analysis of the architect's work. Amanda Reeser Lawrence focuses on six of Stirling's projects from the early 1950s through the late 1970s, offering detailed formal analysis of the buildings and drawings while also mapping his relationship to a broader architectural and cultural context. Though it is widely held that Stirling took a mid-career turn toward postmodernism, Lawrence shows that he was undeniably modern throughout his career. She clarifies the ways in which Stirling understood modernism as inextricably linked to the past and placed his own work in what he termed a "dialogue with architectural tradition."

ISBN:

9780300170054 (cloth ; alk. paper)
030017005X (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Stirling, James (James Frazer) Criticism and interpretation.
Stirling, James Stirling, James Frazer Criticism and interpretation.
Stirling, James (James Frazer)
Modern movement (Architecture)
Mouvement moderne (Architecture)
Architecture and Planning.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Stirling, James (James Frazer). Works. Selections.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282345
Call No.: BIB 219763
Status: Available

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