In this meticulously researched book, Eric Mumford traces how members of the International Congress of Modern Architecture (CIAM), such as Walter Gropius, Josep Lluís Sert, and their American as
A comprehensive new survey tracing the global history of urbanism and urban design from the industrial revolution to the present. Written with an international perspective that encourages cross-cultur
CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne), founded in Switzerland in 1928,was an avant-garde association of architects intended to advance both modernism and internationalismin architecture
CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne), founded in Switzerland in 1928, was an avant-garde association of architects intended to advance both modernism and internationalism in architectu
Josep Lluis Sert (1902–1983) was the last president of CIAM (International Congresses of Modern Architecture) and dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design from 1953 to 1969, where he founded the
This book examines the emergence and evolution of the discipline of urban design as articulated through the work of Josep Llufs Sert (1902-1983), one of its most influential practitioners and theoris