[PDF.13wy] From a Cause to a Style: Modernist Architecture's Encounter with the American City

From a Cause to a Style: Modernist Architecture's Encounter with the American City

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 | #1985347 in eBooks |  2009-01-10 |  2009-01-10 | File type: PDF

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||9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| From Ideology to Ikea|By Matthew Milliner|(A version of this review first appeared in the March 2009 issue of The Christian Century.)

The divorce of contemporary architecture from human need is explored at length by Harvard sociologist Nathan Glazer in this perfectly titled book. In 11 essays unified by a clear message, Glazer recounts how Modernism went from a world| |Written in an appealing and clear style, this book is a most necessary reading for anyone interested in both a deep and broad understanding of modernism, and the controversial forms it takes in the city.|From the Back Cover

Modernism in architecture and urban design has failed the American city. This is the decisive conclusion that renowned public intellectual Nathan Glazer has drawn from two decades of writing and thinking about what this architectural movement will bequeath to future generations. In From a Cause to a Style, he proclaims his disappointment with modernism and its impact on the American city.

Writing in the tradition of legendary American archi...

You easily download any file type for your device.From a Cause to a Style: Modernist Architecture's Encounter with the American City   |  Nathan Glazer. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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