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Architectural theory is the act of thinking, discussing, and writing about architecture. Architectural theory is taught in all architecture schools and is practiced by the world's leading architects. Some forms that architecture theory takes are the lecture or dialogue, the treatise or book, and the paper project or competition entry ...
Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture is a book by historian and architectural theorist Charles Jencks [1] who is well known for his contribution in post-modernism discourse. Jencks as the first architectural historian who claimed for the death of modernism, [ 2 ] here shows how post-modern architecture have developed its ...
The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all these traditions is thought to be humans satisfying the very basic need of shelter and protection. [ 1 ]
Book cover of Reden und Vortrag zur Eröffnung (Opening Speeches and Lecture) The Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (German: Institut für Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur; gta) is a teaching and research institute at the Department of Architecture of ETH Zurich, situated on the ETH Zurich’s Hönggerberg Campus site.
A History of Western Architecture is a textbook by British architectural historian David Watkin, first published in 1986. The seventh edition (2023) was revised and expanded by Owen Hopkins. [ 1 ] The book is known for emphasising the classical tradition 's importance for later architecture.
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Architectural history studies the evolution and history of architecture — across the world through a consideration of socio-cultural, political, economic and technological influences. The main article for this category is History of architecture .
Architecture and Modernity, besides attempting to bridge the gap between architectural Theory and the discourse of critical theory, presents a clear history of modernism in architecture, exploring the works of avantgardes such as Constant Nieuwenhuys, Situationist International, Manfredo Tafuri, Max Bill, Guy Debord, Massimo Cacciari, and ...