Architecture and Identity: Towards a Global Eco-Culture

A collection of 17 essays, revised from their first publications between the late 1960s and the 1980s. Abel (architecture, U. of Nottingham, England) explores the scientific, technological, and theoretical developments shaping modern architecture. Among his topics are ditching the dinosaur sanctuary, rationality and meaning in design, and localization versus globalization. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings and photographs. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.