Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.

Venturi, Robert; Introduction by Vincent Scully

Published by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1966

About this Item

First edition of this essential document of architectural literature. Octavo, original gray cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Robert Venturi who has added a drawing of his mother's house on the dedication page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Introduction by Vincent Scully. As Venturi's "gentle manifesto for a nonstraightforward architecture," Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture expresses in the most compelling and original terms the postmodern rebellion against the purism of modernism. Three hundred and fifty architectural photographs serve as historical comparisons and illuminate the author's ideas on creating and experiencing architecture" (The New York Times). Seller Inventory # 133609

Bibliographic Details

Title: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.

Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Publication Date: 1966

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition