Architectures: Modernism and After (New Interventions in Art History)

Architectures: Modernism and After surveys the history ofthe building from the advent of industrialization to the culturalimperatives of the present moment. Brings together international art and architectural historiansto consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape,profile, and aesthetics of the built environment.Presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when thearchitecture of the past is made to respond to new and changingcultural circumstances.Provides a view of architectural history as a part of acontinuing dialogue between aesthetic criteria and social andcultural imperatives.Part of the New Interventions in Art History Series, which ispublished in conjunction with the Association of ArtHistorians.