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Synopsis
Curtis's expansive and exhaustive look at the greatest architecture of the last century is widely considered a seminal architecture work. Effectively placing the century's major movements and most important masters in historical context, Curtis allows us to see not only where we've been but where we're going.
Library Journal
This third edition of the 1982 original has been greatly revisedseven additional chaptersto reflect new developments since its initial release. The volume's well-detailed text is buttressed with 650 color and black-and-white illustrations. This should be a standard volume in all architecture collections.