Architectural Theory – An Anthology From 1871 To 2005 V2

By (author) Mallgrave, HF
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This second volume of the landmark Architectural Theory anthology surveys the development of architectural theory from the Franco-Prussian war of 1871 until the end of the twentieth century. The entire two volume anthology follows the full range of architectural literature from classical times to present transformations.
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This second volume of the landmark Architectural Theory anthology surveys the development of architectural theory from the Franco-Prussian war of 1871 until the end of the twentieth century. The entire two volume anthology follows the full range of architectural literature from classical times to present transformations. An ambitious anthology bringing together over 300 classic and contemporary essays that survey the key developments and trends in architecture Spans the period from 1871 to 2005, from John Ruskin and the arts and crafts movement in Great Britain through to the development of Lingang New City, and the creation of a metropolis in the East China sea Organized thematically, featuring general and section introductions and headnotes to each essay written by a renowned expert on architectural theory Places the work of "starchitects" like Koolhaas, Eisenman, and Lyn alongside the work of prominent architectural critics, offering a balanced perspective on current debates Includes many hard-to-find texts and works never previously translated into English Alongside Volume I: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 , creates a stunning overview of architectural theory from early antiquity to the twenty-first century
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Acknowledgements. General Introduction. Part I: Early Modernism. A. The Arts and Crafts Movement in Great Britain. Introduction. 1. John Ruskin from Fors Clavigera (1871). 2. Christopher Dresser from Studies in Design (1874-76). 3. Richard Redgrave from Manual of Design (1876). 4. William Morris from The Prospects of Architecture in Civilization (1881). 5. Christopher Dresser from Japan: Its Architecture, Art, and Art Manufacturers (1882). 6. Oscar Wilde from Art and the Handicraftsman (1882). 7. Arthur H. Mackmurdo from Arbitrary Conditions of Art (1884). 8. William Morris from The Revival of Architecture (1888). 9. Walter Crane from The Claims of Decorative Art (1892). 10. John D. Sedding from Design (1891?). 11. Charles Rennie Mackintosh from Architecture (1893). 12. C. Robert Ashbee from A Few Chapters in Workshop Re-Construction and Citizenship (1894). B. Continental Reforms . Introduction. 13. Jakob Falke from Art in the House (1871). 14. George Hirth from The German Renaissance Room (1880). 15. Robert Dohme from The English House (1888). 16. Cornelius Gurlitt from Inside the Middle-Class House (1888). 17. Louis-Charles Boileau from Shops of the Bon Marche in Paris-Grand Staircase (1876). 18. Charles Blanc from The Fine Arts at the Universal Exposition of 1878 (1878). 19. Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc from The Buildings of the Universal Exposition of 1878 (1878). 20. Emile Zola from Au Bonheur des Dames (1883). 21. Joris-Karl Huysmans from Against Nature (1884). 22. Samuel Bing from Artistic Japan (1888). 23. Joseph Eugene Anatole de Baudot from The Architecture of the Universal Exposition of 1889 (1889). 24. Louis Gonse from The Architecture of the Universal Exposition of 1889 (1889). 25. Edmond de Goncourt from Journal, memoires de la vie litteraire (1895). C. Reforms in the United States . Introduction. 26. Henry Hudson Holly from Modern Dwellings: Their Construction, Decoration, and Furniture (1876). 27. Robert Swain Peabody from Georgian Homes of New England (1877). 28. Clarence Cook from House Beautiful (1877). 29. Leopold Eidlitz from The Nature and Function of Art: More Especially of Architecture (1881). 30. Louis Sullivan from Characteristic and Tendencies of American Architecture (1