Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000

by Peter Eisenman

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Peter Eisenman, renowned for his own controversial and influential body of work, looks at ten leading architects of the twentieth century and their theoretical positions, technological innovations, and design contributions. Eisenman identifies a project within the oeuvre of each of these architects--Luigi Moretti, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Robert Venturi, James Stirling, Aldo Rossi, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, and Frank Gehry--that has profoundly affected architectural discourse and practice. With drawings, diagrams, and always-incisive text, he presents each architect's theoretical position, and then offers detailed critical analysis of the project.
  • ISBN10 0847830489
  • ISBN13 9780847830480
  • Publish Date 19 August 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Rizzoli International Publications
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 340
  • Language English