Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A clear, concise, accessible, copiously illustrated account by one of the world's leading architectural critics of what the Modern Movement really wanted and what it achieved. Christian Norberg-Schulz explains the basic tenets of the new architecture that came into being around the turn of the last century, a timely explanation in view of the many misconceptions currently in circulation.
All the basic principles are investigated and the volume concludes with a summing-up of the endeavors of Modern Architecture.