Modern Architecture: A Critical History
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- Author：Kenneth Frampton
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Summary
Kenneth Frampton’s highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has been a classic since it first appeared in 1980。 Starting with the cultural developments since 1750 that drove the modern movement， moving through the creation of modern architecture， and exploring the effects of globalization and the phenomenon of international celebrity architects， this book is the definitive history of modern architecture。
For this extensively revised and updated fifth edition of Modern Architecture， Frampton added new chapters exploring the ongoing modernist tradition in architecture while also examining the varied responses to the urgent need to build more sustainably and create structures that will withstand changing climates。 This new edition features completely redesigned interiors and an updated and expanded bibliography， making this volume more indispensable than ever。
For this extensively revised and updated fifth edition of Modern Architecture， Frampton added new chapters exploring the ongoing modernist tradition in architecture while also examining the varied responses to the urgent need to build more sustainably and create structures that will withstand changing climates。 This new edition features completely redesigned interiors and an updated and expanded bibliography， making this volume more indispensable than ever。
Reviews
Morris Yen
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Pretty dense book， lots of informationI would say it's an advanced read Pretty dense book， lots of informationI would say it's an advanced read 。。。more
Esther Arnaiz García
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Read the third part about critic valuation and extension through present （1925-1991） and it feels a bit empty without the trate ent of other global areas out of the considered first world。 Nevertheless， it is still a basic lecture for the knowledge of contemporary architecture。
Lucas Cazanatto
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partindo de uma concepção marxista da história da arquitetura， Frampton consegue transmitir desde os primórdios das condições materiais do nascimento da arquitetura moderna até as mazelas e os vazios de expressão cultural do capitalismo tardio。 livro essencial para todo estudante de arquitetura para criação de entendimento crítico da nossa arquitetura， e para mim conseguiu destruir muitos pré-conceitos com diversos arquitetos， e criar desprezo bem-fundado contra outros。
ana ☽ ♅
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strašno čitljivo， informativno i iznad svega korisno štivo
Aruna
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Unable to get a copy of this book。 Can anyone pls help me in providing the soft copy of this book。
Marco Noli
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fotocopiato
Shaima
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its good
Andreas Schmidt
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Architettura moderna， questa sconosciutaTraccia a grandi linee la storia dell'architettura moderna dalla fine del Diciottesimo secolo ai giorni nostri。 L'autore cerca di fare il punto della situazione， ma quattrocento pagine non sono sufficienti per descrivere la storia dell'architettura dal periodo moderno。 Forse non ne basterebbero nemmeno duemila。 Architettura moderna， questa sconosciutaTraccia a grandi linee la storia dell'architettura moderna dalla fine del Diciottesimo secolo ai giorni nostri。 L'autore cerca di fare il punto della situazione， ma quattrocento pagine non sono sufficienti per descrivere la storia dell'architettura dal periodo moderno。 Forse non ne basterebbero nemmeno duemila。 。。。more
Dimitris
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Το βιβλίο είναι αρτιότατο。 Για όποιον ενδιαφέρεται για Αρχιτεκτονική。 Οπότε， ιδού και το απαραίτητον διευκρινιστικό σχόλιο στην κριτική μου: ΟΥΣΤ！
Sam
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Essay format makes for quick goal reading， but the writing is sometimes a bit opaque。 additionally， there are a lot of references to projects that are not visually documented within the book， leaving the reader to guess。 Inclusion of those would have made the book prohibitively large。 Be sure to be around a computer to look up what is referenced。
India M。 Clamp
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Did Frampton disrespect Frank Lloyd Wright？ Was Bauhaus a style or band？ Could Zunkunftskathedrale have something to do with a cathedral and zoo？ Absolute requirement--- touch， read and tote---for those students pursuing knowledge， beauty coupled with criticism！All elevated or lowly undertakings some would argue start with curiosity， the questions presents itself like a hungry belly grumbling with a question of why， how or more appropriately “how idiotic， why？” Three chapters into “Modern Archit Did Frampton disrespect Frank Lloyd Wright？ Was Bauhaus a style or band？ Could Zunkunftskathedrale have something to do with a cathedral and zoo？ Absolute requirement--- touch， read and tote---for those students pursuing knowledge， beauty coupled with criticism！All elevated or lowly undertakings some would argue start with curiosity， the questions presents itself like a hungry belly grumbling with a question of why， how or more appropriately “how idiotic， why？” Three chapters into “Modern Architecture，” you encounter an author who does not give much concern for Frank Lloyd Wright— and he is presented in brief。 Thus if pages where love then its denied to Frank Lloyd Wright and maybe it is given to another in chapter thirteen。 This chapter is long， tedious and a most seductive rant on The Glass Chain: European Architectural Expressionism 1910-25。Some phrases that linger are---inscribed on the glass dome by Scheerbart--- “Light wants crystal， glass brings a new era and building in brick only does us harm” is literary silver on the page （Frampton 116） and inspirational to the reader。 This chapter delineates the reverence for the delta from darkness to light in Modern Architecture。Chapters are rampant and this text is the equivalent of the student bible in Art， Design and Architecture though birthed in 1980 it still has sway， gives lengthy consideration to globalization and remains a testament to Modern Architecture。 This book is a stupendous read and survived many clandestine sessions in my black Tony Burch tote， I strongly recommended this book。 。。。more
Racdin
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Nearly cover all you need to know
Saumya
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Brilliant。 It is a very truthful book。 Even if one doesn't agree with some of the author's views， it is impossible not to be astounded by the amount of work put into this book。 I rate it this high because this book has successfully achieved existence。 A topic this broad wrapped up effectively in about 300 pages is definitely a feat in itself。 Also， this is the first book on architecture that I have read from the first word to the last， and I am glad I did。 Brilliant。 It is a very truthful book。 Even if one doesn't agree with some of the author's views， it is impossible not to be astounded by the amount of work put into this book。 I rate it this high because this book has successfully achieved existence。 A topic this broad wrapped up effectively in about 300 pages is definitely a feat in itself。 Also， this is the first book on architecture that I have read from the first word to the last， and I am glad I did。 。。。more
elliot
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anytime i read architectural criticism， i think of george orwell's famous bloodletting of a passage from ecclesiastes， where I returned， and saw under the sun， that the race is not to the swift， nor the battle to the strong， neither yet bread to the wise， nor yet riches to men of understanding， nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all。 becomes:Objective consideration of contemporary phenomena compels the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities anytime i read architectural criticism， i think of george orwell's famous bloodletting of a passage from ecclesiastes， where I returned， and saw under the sun， that the race is not to the swift， nor the battle to the strong， neither yet bread to the wise， nor yet riches to men of understanding， nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all。 becomes:Objective consideration of contemporary phenomena compels the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities exhibits no tendency to be commensurate with innate capacity， but that a considerable element of the unpredictable must inevitably be taken into account。 that said， kenneth's knowledge of architecture is broad indeed。 。。。more
Eric
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Fluffy， but Frampton is incredible in his historical writing。
Kelly
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Essential reading for architects。
Hàm Rồng
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good！！！
Jonathan
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Pretentious to the point of being unreadable。 Nice pictures though。。。
Ellenpagee
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ne düşünüyosun diye sordular ama sonuçta bu bi roman değil:）başarılı demem yeterlidir sanırım
Mieczyslaw Kasprzyk
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This book is possibly the best survey of modern architecture in print。 Short， concise chapters outline the major philosophies and trends that underwrote the buildings of our times。 No student of Art， Design and Architecture should be without it！
britany
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boy did i ever love this book
Mark
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superb critical overview of the development of modern architecture
Dyonne
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In 1992 my Professors Cava & Cloepfil introduced me to K。Framptons writings and theories。 Changed the emphasis of my education & re-focussed how I read the buildings & cities around me。
Marina Panos
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met him at a gallery。 conversation about chicago and innovation
Uaba
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This is certainly the best book of Modern Achitecture ever written。 It's easy to read and very simple。 I just wish the pictures were not in black and white。 This is certainly the best book of Modern Achitecture ever written。 It's easy to read and very simple。 I just wish the pictures were not in black and white。 。。。more
Nana1234
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i think i have to reread it again。。。i remember nothing ;（
Brian
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changed my life
Shraddha
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Really this deserves a 4。5
Michael
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