Featuring more than one hundred of the most significant and influential buildings of the twentieth century, this second edition has been expanded and updated to include new buildings from the early part of the twenty-first century and work by architects who have risen to increasing international pro[...]
This monograph, now available for the first time in paperback format, situates Alvar Aalto clearly in the context of both international modernism and Finnish culture, exploring the key inspirations upon which the architect drew throughout his career.[...]
The design and organization of the house have been sources of endless experimentation and innovation for modern architects, a means to try out new theories, styles, forms and materials. "Twentieth Century Residential Architecture" gives a detailed, comprehensive treatment of the history of the moder[...]
A new edition, fully illustrated in color, of one of the most widely read books on modern design. Nikolaus Pevsner's landmark work was first published in 1936. It remains as stimulating and challenging today as it was then. Pevsner saw Modernism as a synthesis of three main sources: William Morris a[...]
Featuring more than 100 of the most significant and influential buildings of the twentieth century, this book includes both classic works by such seminal architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe and Alvar Aalto, as well as those by more recent masters, such as Norman Foster,[...]
This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertainingly written by an expert on architecture, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader. Starting with the basic building 'componen[...]
Specifically designed for educational use by international relations, law, and political and social science classes, Human Rights in the World Community treats the full range of human rights issues, including implementation problems and processes involving international, national, and nongovernmenta[...]