First published in 1966, this remarkable book by Robert Venturi has become an essential document in architectural literature. This two-volume boxed set presents a facsimile of the first printing of Complexity and Contradiction paired with a compendium of new scholarship on and around Venturi’s seminal treatise. Ten essays and a selection of original papers – introduced at a three-day international conference co-organized by MoMA to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the book – address diverse issues, such as the book’s relationship to Venturi’s own built oeuvre and its significance in the contemporary landscape. Together, these volumes expand the horizons of Venturi’s original ideas on creating and experiencing architecture.
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First published in 1966, this remarkable book by Robert Venturi has become an essential document in architectural literature. This two-volume boxed set presents a facsimile of the first printing of Complexity and Contradiction paired with a compendium of new scholarship on and around Venturi’s seminal treatise. Ten essays and a selection of original papers – introduced at a three-day international conference co-organized by MoMA to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the book – address diverse issues, such as the book’s relationship to Venturi’s own built oeuvre and its significance in the contemporary landscape. Together, these volumes expand the horizons of Venturi’s original ideas on creating and experiencing architecture.
Imprint | Museum of Modern Art |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | June 2019 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
Editors | Martino Stierli |
Authors | David Brownlee |
Text writers | Robert Venturi, Jean-Louis Cohen, Lee Ann Custer, Peter Froehlicher, Diane Harris, Andrew Leach, Mary McLeod, Stanislaus Von Moos |
Dimensions | 214 x 170 x 41mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Cloth over boards |
Pages | 296 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-63345-062-2 |
Barcode | 9781633450622 |
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LSN | 1-63345-062-7 |