Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (The Pelican History of Art)

Traces the development of western European architecture from Romantic Classicism to the International epoch following World War II "Amid the plethora of vernacular building done in this century and the last, Professor Hitchcock was probably the only art historian equipped to chart the trends of the more conscious art of architecture. He reveals here, with a constant truth of perspective, a period which is far more than a prelude to the age of steel and concrete ..."--Back cover With a constant truth of perspective, Professor Hitchcock reveals a period in architecture which saw revolutionary changes in style, function and materials. The volume traces the development and progress of modern architecture from around 1800 until the middle of the twentieth century.