Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture

First published in 1966, and since translated into 16 languages, this remarkable book has become an essential document of architectural literature. A “gentle manifesto for a nonstraightforward architecture,” Venturi’s Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture expresses in the most compelling and original terms the postmodern rebellion against the purism of modernism. Three hundred and fifty architectural photographs serve as historical comparisons and illuminate the author's ideas on creating and experiencing architecture. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture was the winner of the Classic Book Award at the AIA's Seventh Annual International Architecture Book Awards.

Details

Keywords

Architecture

Type

Book

Place of publication

New York City

Year

2011

Number of pages

136 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9780870702822

Open stacks or available on request

Open stacks

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

720.2 Ven

Volumes

1

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