AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ARCHITECTURE , BY J.M. RICHARDS. A PELICAN BOOK. COPYRIGHT 1940, 1953, 1960. SOFTCOVER. MEASURES 7X4.5". 176 PAGES.
LOADED WITH INFORMATION AND GREAT EXAMPLES OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE. BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH B&W PHOTOGRAPHS.
FEATURING ARCHITECTURE BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, WALTER GROPIUS, LE CORBUSIER, PIERRE JEANNERET, MARCEL BREUER, RICHARD NEUTRA , SKIDMORE , OWINGS & MERRILL, AND MANY MORE.
CONTENTS:
LIST OF PLATES,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
INTRODUCTION,
WHY MODERN ARCHITECTURE,
ARCHITECTURE AND MACHINERY,
NEW MATERIALS AND METHODS,
AFTER 1918,
MODERN ARCHITECTURAL SCENE,
SOME MODERN BUILDINGS,
BIBLIO , INDEX.
