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Explore a comprehensive collection of architectural thought with The Rationalist Reader by Routledge. This volume serves as the first documentary collection of writing regarding rationalism in twentieth-century architecture. It provides an accessible entry point for students and professionals, offering direct insight into the ideas of specific architects and their critics. Readers gain a clear understanding of the historical and philosophical context through the work of Alan Colquhoun. Additionally, Charles Rattray examines these themes with a focus on nineteenth-century architectural theory. The book is structured into two separate documentary sections that cover the periods of 1920-1940 and 1960-1990, allowing for a deep re-evaluation of the movements that shaped Western Europe. This text is an essential resource for anyone studying architectural criticism and the evolution of rationalist thought.

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Provides the first documentary collection of writing focused on rationalism in twentieth-century architecture.

Offers direct access to the original thinking of influential architects and their contemporary critics.

Includes new translations of key texts to ensure a modern understanding of historical perspectives.

Places architectural developments within a wider historical and philosophical framework.

Features specialized analysis of nineteenth-century architectural theory by Charles Rattray.

Organized into two distinct documentary sections covering the eras of 1920-1940 and 1960-1990.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
03 September 2013
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09 February 2012

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