Architectures

<i>Architectures: Modernism and After</i> surveys the history of the building from the advent of industrialization to the cultural imperatives of the present moment. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment.<br /> </li> <li>Presents crucial “moments” in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances.<br /> </li> <li>Provides a view of architectural history as a part of a continuing dialogue between aesthetic criteria and social and cultural imperatives.<br /> </li> <li>Part of the New Interventions in Art History Series, which is published in conjunction with the Association of Art Historians.</li> </ul>