Main entry:

Fry, Maxwell, 1899-1987.

Title & Author:

Art in a machine age: a critique of contemporary life through the medium of architecture [by] Maxwell Fry.

Publication:

London, Methuen, 1969.

Description:

iii-xxii, 184 pages, 34 plates illustrations, maps, plans 23 cm

Notes:
"Distributed in the U.S.A. by Barnes and Noble Inc."
Based on ... 'a series of four lectures at the Royal Academy in October 1968'
Includes bibliographical references.
When the world was younger: the architecture of instinct -- Eupalinos: the conscious architect -- The Emotional basis of architecture -- The Age we live in -- The Pre-war years -- The Post-war years -- The Present.
Also issued online.

Summary:

This book, based on a series of lectures given by the author, provides a critique of modern life through art and architecture. It offers an alternative approach to technocracy in the solution of major problems, especially those that concern environment.

ISBN:

0416040802
9780416040807

Subject:

Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architects and community.
Architecture Psychological aspects.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture Aspect psychologique.
Relations architectes-collectivité.
Bouwkunst.
Architecture and society.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 120903
Call No.: W2408
Status: Available