Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"The most useful - and inspiring - work on the subject."--Architectural Review "A generous and widely researched history of the movement. Phaidon deserves all our thanks and admiration for their policy towards architectural publications"--Building Design "This book looks at the lives, theories and work of the architects of the movement. It captures an epoch in architecture that captivated many and in some ways paved the way for modern architecture."--Jury of the American Institute of Architects, "The most useful - and inspiring - work on the subject."-- Architectural Review "A generous and widely researched history of the movement. Phaidon deserves all our thanks and admiration for their policy towards architectural publications"-- Building Design "This book looks at the lives, theories and work of the architects of the movement. It captures an epoch in architecture that captivated many and in some ways paved the way for modern architecture."-- Jury of the American Institute of Architects
Grade From
Eighth Grade
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Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
724.5
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
The Arts and Crafts movement flowered in the 1870s and 1880s; at its heart was a search for a return to simplicity, quiet beauty and honesty of construction. This text gives an account of the lives, theories and work of the architects of this movement., This major survey gives an incisively critical account of the lives, theories and work of the architects of the Arts and Crafts movement, which began in England and quickly influenced Europe and North America. It highlights the complex contradictions they tried to resolve in accommodating or rejecting the developments of the new machine age, and in meeting the cost of materials and craftsmanship, which forced them to work mainly for a wealthy elite class. This volume shows with enthusiasm and sophistication how the ideas of this fascinating movement influenced the California and Prairie Schools and Art Nouveau, and how it led ultimately to the development of neo-Georgianism and the growth of the machine-worshipping Modern movement after World War I.
Copyright Date
1997
ebay_catalog_id
4
