Title & Author:

Robert Venturi's Complexity and contradiction at fifty.

Publication:

New York : The Museum of Modern Art, [2019]

Description:

2 volumes (135 pages, 8 unnumbered pages; 192 pages) : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 21 cm, in box 22 x 16 x 5 cm.

Series:

Museum of Modern Art papers on architecture

Notes:
Title from box.
"This new two-volume boxed set presents a facsimile of the original edition paired with a compendium of new scholarship on and around Venturi's seminal treatise."--Artbook website (viewed on July 22, 2019)
"First published in 1966, Robert Venturi's 'Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture', widely considered the foundational text of postmodernism, has become an essential document in architectural theory and criticism."--Artbook website (viewed on July 22, 2019)
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Complexity and contradiction in architecture / Robert Venturi ; with an introduction by Vincent Scully -- 2. "Complexity and contradiction" at fifty : on Robert Venturi's 'Gentle manifesto' / [contributions by] Martino Stierli, David B. Brownlee [and fifteen others] ; edited by Alexander Scrimgeour.

Summary:

"The ten selected essays, a number of which were presented at a three-day international conference co-organized by MoMA to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Complexity and Contradiction" in 2016, address diverse issues, such as the book's relationship to Venturi's own built oeuvre and its significance in the contemporary landscape. Additional short commentaries by contemporary practitioners attest to 'Complexity's' enduring influence on architectural practice. Together, these two volumes expand the horizons of--and introduce a new generation to--Venturi's 'Gentle manifesto.'" --Artbook website (viewed on July 22, 2019)

ISBN:

9781633450622 (set ; hbk.)
1633450627 (set ; hbk.)
9781633450615 (v.2 ; hbk.)
1633450619 (v.2 ; hbk.)

Subject:

Venturi, Robert. Complexity and contradiction in architecture.
Architecture Composition, proportion, etc.
Architecture Composition, proportions, etc.
Architecture and Planning.

Form/genre:

Facsimiles (reproductions)

Added entries:

Scully, Vincent, Jr., 1920-2017, writer of introduction.
Stierli, Martino, 1974- contributor, writer of introduction.
Brownlee, David Bruce, contributor, writer of introduction.
Scrimgeour, Alexander, editor of compilation.
Venturi, Robert. Complexity and contradiction in architecture.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), publisher.
Complexity and contradiction at fifty.
Museum of Modern Art papers on architecture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307122
Call No.: BIB 251508
Copy: slipcase
Status: Available

Location: Library main 305542
Call No.: BIB 251508
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 307121
Call No.: BIB 251508
Copy: v. 2
Status: Available