Complexity and Contradiction at Fifty: Robert Venturi's Gentle Manifesto - (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Now available in its original edition along with critical commentary, <i>Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture<i> is the founding text of postmodernism in architecture, first published in 1966.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Now available in its original edition along with critical commentary, <i>Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture</i> is the founding text of postmodernism in architecture</strong></p><p>First published in 1966, Robert Venturi's <i>Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture</i>, widely considered the foundational text of postmodernism, has become an essential document in architectural theory and criticism.<br>This new two-volume boxed set presents a facsimile of the original edition paired with a compendium of new scholarship on and around Venturi's seminal treatise. <p/>The ten selected essays, a number of which were presented at a three-day international conference co-organized by MoMA to celebrate the 50th anniversary of <i>Complexity and Contradiction</i> in 2016, address diverse issues, such as the book's relationship to Venturi's own built oeuvre and its significance in the contemporary landscape. Additional short commentaries by contemporary practitioners attest to Complexity's enduring influence on architectural practice. Together, these two volumes expand the horizons of--and introduce a new generation to--Venturi's "gentle manifesto."</p>
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