Description: Title: Complexity and Contradiction at Fifty: Robert Venturi's "gentle Manifesto": A Symposium Editor: Stierli, Martino Publisher: Museum of Modern Art Binding: Hardcover Pages: 296 Dimensions: 8.60h x 6.30w x 1.60d Product Weight: 2.4 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9781633450622 Now available in its original edition along with critical commentary, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture is the founding text of postmodernism in architectureFirst published in 1966, Robert Venturi's Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, widely considered the foundational text of postmodernism, has become an essential document in architectural theory and criticism.This new two-volume boxed set presents a facsimile of the original edition paired with a compendium of new scholarship on and around Venturi's seminal treatise. The ten selected essays, a number of which were presented at a three-day international conference co-organized by MoMA to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Complexity and Contradiction in 2016, address diverse issues, such as the book's relationship to Venturi's own built oeuvre and its significance in the contemporary landscape. Additional short commentaries by contemporary practitioners attest to Complexity's enduring influence on architectural practice. Together, these two volumes expand the horizons of--and introduce a new generation to--Venturi's "gentle manifesto." Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer Stock Photo - Actual Cover May Vary
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Book Title: Complexity and Contradiction at Fifty: Robert Venturi's Gentle Manifesto : a Symposium
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
Publication Year: 2019
Topic: Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, History / Contemporary (1945-), Individual Architects & Firms / General, Individual Architects & Firms / Essays, Criticism
Item Height: 1.6 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Architecture
Item Weight: 38.5 Oz
Item Length: 8.6 in
Author: Robert Venturi
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
