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Sharr, Adam,

Modern architecture : a very short introduction / Adam Sharr. - 165 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions . - Very short introductions. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-159) and index.

1: Introduction2: Iron and steel3: Reinforced concrete4: Brick5: Light and air6: ConclusionFurther readingBibliographyIndex

Somewhere between 1910 and 1970, architecture changed. Now that modern architecture has become familiar (sometimes celebrated, sometimes vilified), it's hard to imagine how novel it once seemed. Expensive buildings were transformed from ornamental fancies which referred to the classical and medieval pasts into strikingly plain reflections of novel materials, functions, and technologies. Modern architecture promised the transformation of cities from overcrowded conurbations characterized by packed slums and dirty industries to spacious realms of generous housing and clean mechanized production set in parkland. At certain times and in certain cultures, it stood for the liberation of the future from the past. --Publisher

ISBN: 9780198783442 0198783442

LCCN: 2018949934

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB8G2381 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019039262 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture, Modern.

LC Class. No.: NA680 / .S522 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 724 / S.A.M