On Adam's house in Paradise
Subtitle: the idea of the primitive hut in architectural history
By: Joseph Rykwert.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Architecture, Primitive; Architecture -- Psychological aspects
Description: "This new edition of On Adam's House in Paradise (first published by the Museum of Modern Art) incorporates all the original illustrations and several new ones, as well as additional text by the author. On Adam's House in Paradise "takes off backward through history hunting for Adam's house, the original image. En route, with wry wit and charm, Rykwert singes every generation of architectural theoreticians back to Vitruvius, but he manages to illuminate their efforts and their immolations." -- Charles Moore, Progressive Architecture.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 225-239.
Includes index.