London: Phaidon Press, 1997 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 512 pp, introduction, The Modernist Legacy; European Rationalism; High-Tech; Minimalsim; The Classical Revival; Post-Modernism; Deconstructivism; Contemporary Vernacular; The New Expressionists; Ecological Architecture; The New Moderns; Populist Architecture; Megastructures; The Los Angeles Avant-Garde; Experimentation in Japan; World Cities; notes, architect's biographies, select bibliography, chronology, index with color illustrations throughout. First Edition, 1997. "This volume is an informative and highly illustrated overview of architecture worldwide since the 1960s. A clear, comprehensive guide to the many and varied contemporary architectural trends. It leads the reader through the styles and movements of architecture in the latter half of the twentieth century, and is an attempt to make sense of the pluralistic nature of contemporary architecture by offering an incisive yet accessible critique of its most prominent features." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Unread Copy. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002242
Title: Architecture Today
Author: Steele, James
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Jacket Condition: As New
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0714836176
ISBN 13: 9780714836171
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1997
Keywords: ARCHITECTURE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ARCHITECTURE STYLES MOVEMENTS AND TRENDS SURVEY INTERPRETATION AND CRITICISM
Bookseller catalogs: ARCHITECTURE;
Size: 4to

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