Architectural Theory, Volume 2

Harry Francis Mallgrave is Associate Professor of History and Theory at the Illinois Institute of Technology. His 1996 book Gottfried Semper: Architect of the Nineteenth Century was awarded the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award by the Society of Architectural Historians. He is also the author of Modern Architectural Theory 1673–1968 (2005) and the editor of Architectural Theory: Volume I: An Anthology From Vitruvius to 1870 (Blackwell, 2006). Christina Contandriopoulos was trained as an architect at Université de Montréal (Canada) and practiced architecture in Montreal and Paris. She is currently completing her Ph.D Thesis at McGill University.

“An invaluable resource and a great read. The different voices of many generations of modernists come alive in their struggles to shape themselves and their times. Rich, inclusive, and surprising.” Professor Detlef Mertins, Chair of the Architecture Program, University of Pennsylvania. "This book is a collection of extraordinary readings for those with an interest in Architectural Theory. It is a critically conceived resource of great value, an indispensable source to professors and students of architecture and professionals interested in architectural theory." Marco Frascari, Director, Azrieli School of Architecture, Carleton University

• Preface xxviiiGeneral Introduction xxixPart I: Early Modernism 1A. The Arts and Crafts Movement in Great Britain 3Introduction 3B. Continental Reforms 24Introduction 24C. Reforms in the United States 43Introduction 43D. Conceptual Underpinnings of German Modernism: Space, Form, and Realism 63Introduction 63Part II: The Formation of the Modern Movement: 1894–1914 85A. The Wagner School and the German Werkbund 87Introduction 87B. Modernism Elsewhere in Europe 110Introduction 110C. The Chicago School and the American West 125Introduction 125Part III: The 1920s 143A. American Modernism: 1918–32 145Introduction 145B. Soviet Constructivism 168Introduction 168C. De Stijl and Purism 180Introduction 180D. German Expressionism and the Bauhaus 195Introduction 195E. European Modernism: 1925–32 211Introduction 211Part IV: The Politics of Modernism: 1930–45 233A. Totalitarianism in Europe 235Introduction 235B. American Academic and Architectural Reforms 255Introduction 255Part V: High Modernism in the Postwar Years 273A. Postwar Theory in the United States 275Introduction 275B. Postwar Theory in Europe 293Introduction 293C. The Rise and Fall of CIAM 313Introduction 313Part VI: Critiques of Modernism: 1959–69 333A. The Death of the American City 335Introduction 335B. Retreats and Utopianism 350Introduction 350C. Critiques of Modernism 368Introduction 368Part VII: The Prospect of a Postmodern Theory: 1969–79 393A. Rationalism and the IAUS 395Introduction 395B. Semiotics and Phenomenology 420Introduction 420C. Alternative Strategies and Debates 435Introduction 435Part VIII: The 1980s 457A. Poststructuralism and Deconstruction 459Introduction 459B. Postmodernism and Historicism 481Introduction 481C. Regionalism and Traditionalism 505Introduction 505Part IX: Millennial Tensions 533A. Tectonics and Geometry 535Introduction 535B. The End of Theory? 562Introduction 562C. Beyond the New Millennium 582Introduction 582Acknowledgments 604