PublishedPhaidon Press, February 2012 |
ISBN9780714845982 |
FormatHardcover, 528 pages |
Dimensions27cm × 20.5cm × 3.5cm |
Jean-Louis Cohen, one of today's most eminent architectural historians and critics, gives an authoritative and compelling account of the twentieth century, tracing an arc from industrialization through computerization, and linking architecture to developments in art, technology, urbanism and critical theory. Encompassing both well-known masters and previously neglected but significant architects. Areas including Eastern Europe, colonial Africa and South America are illuminated.