Essays in Architectural Criticism: Modern Architecture and Historical ChangeThis collection of 17 of Alan Colquhoun's essays marks a watershed in the development of architectural thinking over the past three decades, comprising a virtual theory of Modernism in architecture. |
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The Modern Movement in Architecture | 21 |
Typology and Design Method | 43 |
Displacement of Concepts in Le Corbusier | 51 |
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