1st Edition
Rethinking Modernity Between the local and the International
By Antigoni Katsakou
Copyright 2020
208 Pages
by
RIBA Publishing
208 Pages
by
RIBA Publishing
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This book proposes alternative interpretations of broadly-debated concepts within architectural modernity. Bringing into view the work of lesser-known architects from across the globe, alongside previously unexplored aspects of mainstream masters of the Modern, Rethinking Modernity puts forward a compelling case for the range and diversity of architectural projects encompassed by this term.... Read more
1. Tradition and Identity 2. Modernity and context 3. Materials and Colours 4. The forbidden wor(l)d. ornament and decoration in the alternative modern 5. Geometry and spatial experience 6. The modern diaspora – Latin America 7. Modern diaspora and the British interwar
Biography
Antigoni Katsakou is a London-based architect and author, holding a PhD in History and Theory of Architecture (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne). She has taught in the UK, Switzerland and Greece and has published in several languages, including the book The Competition Grid (2018).
