Architectures

Description

***Architectures: Modernism and After* surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment.** * Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment. * Presents crucial moments in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances. * Provides a view of architectural history as a part of a continuing dialogue between aesthetic criteria and social and cultural imperatives. * Part of the New Interventions in Art History Series, which is published in conjunction with the Association of Art Historians.