Paperback editions of the illustrated surveys for students and the general reader, each with approx 50 colour and 75 b/w illus Presents an account of international modernism, exploring the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assessing its triumphs and failures. The work of the main architects of the movement such as, Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined, shedding light on their roles as acknowledged masters. Acknowledgements 7(2) Introduction 9(4) Art Nouveau 1890-1910 13(22) Organicism versus Classicism: Chicago 1890-1910 35(22) Culture and Industry: Germany 1907-14 57(16) The Urn and the Chamberpot: Adolf Loos 1900-30 73(14) Expressionism and Futurism 87(22) The Avant-gardes in Holland and Russia 109(28) Return to Order: Le Corbusier and Modern Architecture in France 1920-35 137(22) Weimar Germany: the Dialectic of the Modern 1920-33 159(24) From Rationalism to Revisionism: Architecture in Italy 1920-65 183(10) Neoclassicism, Organicism, and the Welfare State: Architecture in Scandinavia 1910-65 193(16) From Le Corbusier to Megastructures: Urban Visions 1930-65 209(22) Pax Americana: Architecture in America 1945-65 231(24) Notes 255(9) Further Reading 264(6) Timeline 270(7) List of Illustrations 277(5) Index 282