James Stirling: Early Unpublished Writings on Architecture

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Edition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2009-10-02
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

Previously unpublished writings by and about James Stirling (1924-1992), arguably the most influential and controversial post-war British architect.

Author Biography

Mark Crinson is Professor of Art History at the University of Manchester. His previous books include Empire Building: Orientalism and Victorian Architecture (1996) and Modern Architecture and the End of Empire (2003).

Table of Contents

List of illustrationsp. vii
Acknowledgementsp. xi
Creditsp. xii
List of Abbreviationsp. xiii
Note on the Textp. xiv
Introduction -The Formation of a (Post-)Modernistp. 1
The Black Notebookp. 17
Notes for a Lecturep. 69
Influence of Corb on me now and when a Studentp. 74
Eight Questions to Stirling and Gowanp. 79
Royaumont Talkp. 85
Urban Redevelopmentp. 101
L'Architecte Anglais: Stirling and Le Corbusierp. 108
Indexp. 141
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