Modern Architecture Through Case StudiesPeter Blundell Jones details the inadequacy of the first histories of the Modern Movement by revealing the existence of suppressed alternative traditions within the movement and shows their great diversity through the use of case studies. Each case is analysed in detail then used as a springboard to explore different theoretical approaches. Case studies are shown to be the most effective way to explore this diversity and to get closer to the buildings discussed. Blundell Jones uses the Weissenhof as a general comparative study that is followed by single examples by chosen architects, each taking a particular set of themes. * Reappraise the modern movement with this informative, scholarly and insightful text * Learn a new approach to the debates surrounding modern architecture and theory * Case studies illustrate the theory in a clear and accessible style |
Contents
Acknowledgements 45 | 4 |
Introduction | 5 |
The Weissenhofsiedlung Stuttgart | 13 |
Hugo Häring Garkau Farm near Lübeck | 47 |
Walter Gropius The Bauhaus Dessau | 61 |
Jan Duiker Zonnestraal Sanatorium Hilversum | 73 |
Bruno Taut Onkel Tom Housing BerlinZehlendorf | 85 |
Erich Mendelsohn Schocken Store Stuttgart | 99 |
Erik Gunnar Asplund Lawcourts Extension Gothenburg | 161 |
Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian House Alabama | 177 |
Hans Scharoun National Theatre Project Mannheim | 189 |
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin | 203 |
Sigurd Lewerentz St Peters Church Klippan | 215 |
Louis Kahn Kimbell Museum Fort Worth | 229 |
Conclusion | 241 |
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Other editions - View all
Modern Architecture Through Case Studies 1945 to 1990 Peter Blundell Jones,Eamonn Canniffe Limited preview - 2012 |
Modern Architecture Through Case Studies 1945 to 1990 Peter Blundell Jones,Eamonn Canniffe Limited preview - 2012 |
Modern Architecture Through Case Studies, 1945-1990 Peter Blundell Jones,Eamonn Canniffe Limited preview - 2007 |
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