Lewis Mumford and American modernism : Eutopian theories for architecture and urban planning / Robert Wojtowicz.

Main entry:

Wojtowicz, Robert.

Title & Author:

Lewis Mumford and American modernism : Eutopian theories for architecture and urban planning / Robert Wojtowicz.

Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Description:

xii, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index.
Introduction: The Story of Mumford's "Eutopia" -- 1. The Education of a Critic -- 2. The Study of Architectural History -- 3. Toward an Organic Architectural Criticism -- 4. Building the Regional City -- Conclusion: Lewis Mumford, 1895-1990.

Summary:

Lewis Mumford and American Modernism examines the career and writings of America's leading critic of architecture and criticism. The author of numerous books and articles and regular columnist for the New Yorker, Mumford focused on the roles that architecture, technology, and urbanism play in modern civilization. Although a key figure in the introduction of European ideas to the United States, he sought an American basis for modern architecture.
Mumford was one of the first to write appreciatively of the achievements of the Chicago School, and he was a fervent supporter of Frank Lloyd Wright, whose buildings embodied the organic qualities that Mumford admired. Indeed, Mumford's writings have proved to be prescient, posing many challenging questions for architects and planners in a period of transition at the end of the twentieth century.

Resources:
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Publisher description

ISBN:

0521482151 (hc)
9780521482158 (hc)

Subject:

Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 Criticism and interpretation.
Mumford, Lewis, 1895- Criticism and interpretation.
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 Critique et interprétation.
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
Mumford, Lewis 1895-1990
Mumford, Lewis.
Architecture United States History 19th century.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architecture United States.
Architecture États-Unis.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture
Architekturkritik
Architekturtheorie
Bouwkunst.
Stedenbouw.
Modernisme (cultuur)
Architectuurtheorieën.
United States
USA
Geschichte 1922-1990

Form/genre:

Quotations (texts)
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 155392
Call No.: NA44.M962.9 W6 1996
Status: Available

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