{"product_id":"the-story-of-post-modernism-five-decades-of-the-ironic-iconic-and-critical-in-architecture-9780470688953","title":"The Story of Post-Modernism: Five Decades of the Ironic, Iconic and Critical in Architecture","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Post-Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Jencks, the authority on Post-Modern architecture and culture, provides the defining account of Post-Modern architecture from its earliest roots in the early 60s to the present day. By breaking the narrative into seven distinct chapters, which are both chronological and overlapping, Jencks charts the ebb and flow of the movement, the peaks and troughs of different ideas and themes. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe book is highly visual. As well as providing a chronological account of the movement, each chapter also has a special feature on the major works of a given period.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first up-to-date narrative of Post-Modern Architecture - other major books on the subject were written 20 years ago.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accessible narrative that will appeal to students who are new to the subject, as well as those who can remember its heyday in the 70s and 80s.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-170744\"\u003eCharles Jencks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470688953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470688955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ARC\"\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ARC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Jencks\u003c\/b\u003e is an American architectural theorist, author and landscape architect. He has written widely on Post-Modern and Modern architecture. His bestselling book \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Post-Modern Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e (1977) popularised Post-Modernism in architecture and made him the leading author on the subject in the 1970s and 1980s. With his late wife Maggie Keswick he is the founder of the Maggie Centres, a charity that has become influential for its enlightened provision of uplifting environments for cancer care, designed by some of the world's most renowned architects. Jencks writes and lectures internationally on architecture and landscape design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44565027651821,"sku":"9780470688953","price":61.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_38bb2246-775a-4fb9-ba73-81390735ebc6.jpg?v=1701858146","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-story-of-post-modernism-five-decades-of-the-ironic-iconic-and-critical-in-architecture-9780470688953","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}