Art in a Machine Age
eBook - ePub

Art in a Machine Age

A Critique of Contemporary Life through the Medium of Architecture

  1. 204 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Art in a Machine Age

A Critique of Contemporary Life through the Medium of Architecture

About this book

First published in 1969, Art in a Machine Age is based on four lectures given by Maxwell Fry at the Royal Academy in 1968 and offers an alternative approach to technocracy in the solution of major problems, especially those that concern the environment. It talks about various themes like the architecture of instinct; a conscious architect; the emotional basis of architecture; the age we live in; the pre and post war years; and the present times. It is fundamental to this book that art should be recognized as author describes it, that is, as a necessity for, and not a derivative of, life. This is a must read for students of architecture and general readers interested in art and architecture.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032618937

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Original Title Page
  5. Original Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Foreword
  9. List of illustrations
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 When the world was younger: the architecture of instinct
  12. 2 Eupalinos: the conscious architect
  13. 3 The emotional basis of architecture
  14. 4 The age we live in
  15. 5 The pre-war years
  16. 6 The post-war years
  17. 7 The present
  18. Index