For a History of Building
The history of 20th-century architecture is usually constructed from a small number of architects and buildings: very few, compared to the total architectural production in the last hundred years—the hundreds of thousands of architects at work and the millions of buildings erected all around the wo...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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ABE Journal
2012
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | The history of 20th-century architecture is usually constructed from a small number of architects and buildings: very few, compared to the total architectural production in the last hundred years—the hundreds of thousands of architects at work and the millions of buildings erected all around the world. Many architects and historians feel that quantity does not merit attention. For them, architecture is an artistic activity, and therefore only masterpieces matter. In other fields of artistic ... |
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