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This acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. For the fourth edition Kenneth Frampton has added a major new chapter that explores the effects of globalization on architecture in recent years, the phenomenon of the celebrity architect, and the way in which practices worldwide have addressed such issues as sustainability and habitat. The bibliography has also been updated and expanded, making this volume more complete and indispensable than ever.

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'One of the most important works on modern architecture we have today' - Architectural Design 'A power-packed book that takes the reader from the mid-18th century to the present day, from Boullee to Hadid with many pleasant and informative visitations in between ... Highly recommended' - Building Engineer

'A power-packed book that takes the reader from the mid-18th century to the present day, from Boullee to Hadid with many pleasant and informative visitations in between ... Highly recommended' - Building Engineer 'One of the most important works on modern architecture we have today' - Architectural Design

A useful and wide-ranging work of superior architectural scholarship, this ambitious publication contains many chapters that stand on their own as perceptive essays; it is marked throughout by a consistently mature critical intelligence.

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Kenneth Frampton is Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University.

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