Best Modern Architecture (nonfiction) (12 books)

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Modern and Modernist architecture books that give good illustrations and explain the subject and this important period in architectural history without whacking you over the head with elitist BS.

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1		The Archisutra by Miguel Bolivar (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Modern Architecture Since 1900 by William J.R. Curtis 4.11 avg rating — 1,207 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Evolution Architectural Design Using Grasshopper by Min-Gyu Seol 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The World by Design: The Story of a Global Architecture Firm by A. Eugene Kohn 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Modern Architecture by Alan Colquhoun 3.84 avg rating — 210 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Architecture of the 1930s: Recalling the English Scene by David Dean really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Modern buildings by John Winter 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Modern British architecture since 1945 by Stephen; Editors Murray, Peter; Trombley it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Britain: Modern Architectures in History by Alan Powers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Shock of the Old: A Guide to British Buildings by Philip Wilkinson 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Alvar Aalto: The Mature Years by Goran Schildt 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Basil Spence: Architect by Philip Long (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

12 books · 7 voters · list created December 31st, 2016 by Alexander Clement (votes) .

Tags: architecture, buildings, concrete, corbusier, history, mies, modern, modernist, non-fiction, under-400-nonfiction

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