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Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (Museum of Modern Art Papers on Architecture)

by Robert Venturi

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First published in 1966, and since translated into 16 languages, this remarkable book has become an essential document in architectural literature. As Venturi's gentle manifesto for a nonstraightforward architecture, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture expresses in the most compelling and original terms the postmodern rebellion against the purism of modernism. Three hundred and fifty architectural photographs serve as historical comparisons and illuminate the author's ideas on creating and experiencing architecture. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture was the winner of the Classic Book Award at the AIA's Seventh Annual International Architecture Book Awards.

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Foreword by Arthur Drexler. Introduction by Vincent Scully.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780870702822
Author:
Venturi, Robert
Publisher:
Museum of Modern Art
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Planning
Subject:
Criticism
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Architecture, modern
Subject:
Composition, proportion, etc.
Subject:
Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc.
Copyright:
1977
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 132).
Series:
The Museum of Modern Art papers on architecture
Series Volume:
1
Publication Date:
July 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
136
Dimensions:
8.42x10.98x.41 in. 1.25 lbs.
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