What we're reading: 'Architecture: The Whole Story'

Brasília (1956-70), Oscar Niemeyer, Brasília, Brazil © Gregg Newton/Corbis
The Egg (1978), Harrison & Abramovitz, Albany, New York, USA © Alan Schein Photography/Corbis

‘Architecture: The Whole Story’, published by Thames & Hudson on September 8th, covers the different periods and styles of architecture chronologically, from prehistoric times to the present day. The chapter on Modern Architecture includes studies of Modernism, International Style, Brutalism and High-Tech Modernism. The General Editor is Denna Jones. The foreword is by Richard Rogers, renowned for his modernist and functionalist architecture, and Philip Gumuchdjian, who came to fame following his Think Tank house in Ireland.

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