132 pages, illustrations; 23 x 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. *** The pioneering document on post-modern architecture. *** CONTENTS: Nonstraightforward architecture: a gentle manifesto; Complexity and contradiction vs. simplification or picturesqueness; Ambiguity; Contradictory levels: the phenomenon of "Both-And" in architecture; Contradictory levels continued: the double-functioning element; Accommodation and the limitations of order: the conventional element; Contradiction adapted; Contradiction juxtaposed; The inside and the outside; The obligation toward the difficult whole. Size: Oblong.

Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 109389

Verk�ufer kontaktieren

Diesen Artikel melden

Bibliografische Details

Titel

Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture

Verlag

Museum of Modern Art; New York Graphic Society, New York

Ver�ffentlichungsdatum

1977

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN-10

0870702823

ISBN-13

9780870702822

Bindung

Paperback

Ausgabe

2nd.

Zustand

Very Good

Verk�uferkataloge

�ber diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

A practicing architect discusses the theoretical background of modern architecture

�ber die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teor�a y cr�tica del dise�o y han escrito m�s de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en �xitos de ventas. Tambi�n han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Dise�o del siglo XX, El dise�o industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Dise�o del siglo XXI.

��ber diesen Titel� kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Anbieterinformationen

LEFT COAST BOOKS specializes in ART BOOKS, offering thousands of titles on painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, design, photography, film, video and performance art. We also sell classics, literature, history, and a broad variety of academic books.

Zur Homepage des Verk�ufers

Unternehmensdaten des Verk�ufers

LEFT COAST BOOKS
CA, U.S.A.

Gesch�ftsbedingungen und Versandinformationen

Verkaufsbedingungen

We abide by the terms of sale set forth by AbeBooks. Each book is sold as is, according to the description provided, and should be received in the same condition. If the carrier fails to deliver the book within a timely manner, the merchandise is damaged en route or is not as described, the customer is entitled to a refund.