Modern architecture: a very short introduction

Adam Sharr tells the story of how modern architecture developed and produced its powerful cultural images. Considering the new building materials and techniques which shaped the movement, such as innovations in steel and concrete and the advent of air conditioning, he concludes by asking whether con...

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Main Author: Sharr, Adam ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Oxford] Oxford University Press 2018
Series:Very short introductions
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198783442.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198783442.001.0001
Summary:Adam Sharr tells the story of how modern architecture developed and produced its powerful cultural images. Considering the new building materials and techniques which shaped the movement, such as innovations in steel and concrete and the advent of air conditioning, he concludes by asking whether contemporary architecture remains modern at heart
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2018. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen
ISBN:9780191826344
DOI:10.1093/actrade/9780198783442.001.0001

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