Andreas Constantine Papadakis was a pivotal figure in architectural publishing. He was an academic and entrepreneur who established the Academy Bookshop and founded Academy Editions. Throughout his career, he published over a thousand titles, primarily focusing on art, architecture, and the decorative arts. His work shaped the landscape of art and architectural publications.
Introductory essays discuss the classical tradition in architecture and advocate a resurgence of its principles in modern architecture. Works by some 25 architects working in this vein in the US, the UK, and various countries of Europe are profiled in full-page color photos and explanatory text. No index or bibliography. Distributed by Rizzoli (St. Martin's Press). 9.5x12" Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
The 1980s saw a new generation of architects advocating a rich, pluralist style of architecture, both complex and contradictory, and furnishing proof of its vitality in their work. This book brings together the work of more than forty internationally renowned architects who are representative of this revival.
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