Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000

Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000
June 24, 2008
Author: Peter Eisenman ,Ariane Lourie,Stan Allen (Foreword)
Publisher: Rizzoli; First Edition (June 24, 2008)
Language: English
Hardcover: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 0847830489
ISBN-13: 9780847830480
Book Description
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.