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Winner in the Related Arts Category, American Institute of Architects International Architecture Book Awards, 1998 'Richard Weston's articulate and well-illustrated book captures the important contributions of this period and shows the extraordinary range of modernist ideas.' (AIA Jury) 'A fluent, stimulating overview of the movement... Weston's is a lucid and highly readable history.' (Daily Telegraph) 'Its strength and virtue lie in the bringing together of a broad range of culture: visual, literary and musical, in pursuit of the essence of Modernism.' (Perspectives) 'For some years now Phaidon has been producing splendid works each devoted to a single style or movement...As usual for the series the book is generously provided with illustrations, many in colour, and the text is clear....it is striking how geographically even-handed the author is in the way he divides his attention....though by no means the first to write a history of modernism, he is certainly capable of telling this by now well-known tale in a manner that is both entertaining and accessible.' (Archis) 'The book is handsome, and useful as a work of reference.' (The Observer) 'This is a large... and important book. It is a comprehensive survey of Modernism from its beginning to its contemporary manifestations....Much more than architecture is presented with wonderful photos never seen before by this reviewer...This book is a must for all who are serious about design and architecture.' (Book Reviews)

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Richard Weston is a writer and lecturer. He is the author of a monograph on Alvar Aalto and Town Hall, Saynatsalo in the Architecture in Detail series, both published by Phaidon.

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