Architecture as philosophy : the work of Imre Makovecz /
Contributor(s): Gerle, Janos | Makovecz, Imre.
Publisher: Stuttgart : A. Menges, 2005Description: 252 p. : ill., plates (some col.), plans ; 34 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 3932565568; 9783932565564:; 9783932565564.Subject(s): Makovecz, Imre, 1935- -- Criticism and interpretation | Makovecz, Imre, 1935-2011 -- Criticism and interpretation | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- 21st century | Architecture, Modern -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 720.92 Summary: Aims to show that the commentators who first brought Makovecz's work to the West presented him as a rebel against the communist system, rather than seeing his battle against a larger enemy: impersonal intelligence. This book seeks to show him to be a highly articulate architectural philosopher, conversant with a range of international sources.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 252).
Aims to show that the commentators who first brought Makovecz's work to the West presented him as a rebel against the communist system, rather than seeing his battle against a larger enemy: impersonal intelligence. This book seeks to show him to be a highly articulate architectural philosopher, conversant with a range of international sources.