4to (30.5 cm), VIII, 232 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. This volume presents a debate among some of the most famous architectural theorists, with modernism as the central theme--the most pressing issue of the 20th century. The book is a compilation of two Architectural Press titles. In the first, Pevsner and Richards argue that the austere rationality of the modern movement is ultimately losing ground. In contrast, Dennis Sharp examines the evidence to support the counter-argument.

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Title

Anti-Rationalists and the Rationalists

Publisher

Architectural Press

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0750648155

ISBN 13

9780750648158

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

New

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Some of the most famous architectural theorists are pitted against one another in this volume. The subject for debate is modernism, the most pressing issue of the 20th century. The book is a combination of the two Architectural Press titles. In the first, Pevsner and Richards argue that the austere rationality of the modern movement is after all losing out. In contrast, Dennis Sharp examines the evidence to support the counter-argument.

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Nikolaus Pevsner is a former architecture historian. Dennis Sharp is Chairman of the Architecture Centre at the RIBA.

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