Title: Pragmatism and modern architecture /
Authors: Ramroth, William G.
Publisher: McFarland,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Architecture, Modern Philosophy.; Architecture, Modern Philosophy; Pragmatism.
Abstract: "This work examines the relationship between the methods of modern architecture and the philosophy of pragmatism. It discusses how modern architecture and pragmatism developed during the 19th century and offers examples of pragmatism within the work and writings of predominant practitioners and theorists of modern architecture"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Clean slate -- Whirlwind tour of traditional architecture -- Brief history of common sense -- Pragmatism in a nutshell -- Pragmatism and the design process -- Early theorists of modern architecture -- Pragmatism of the Chicago school -- Columbian exhibition of 1893 -- Pragmatism and building codes -- Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier -- Bauhaus school and the international style -- Postmodernism and the art of remaking.