| Summary: | The Fourth Edition describes the way new synthesis has occurred as a conjunction of different traditions. Most notable among the approaches are the Neo-Rationalism of Aldo Rossi, the New Abstraction formulated by O.M. Ungers, and the New Representation and Eclecticism practiced by Robert Venturi and Michael Graves and so many American architects. Partly based on a mode of communication which is highly metaphorical, it even has adherents in socialist countries such as Hungary. The Language of Post-Modern Architecture has become a worldwide phenomenon as the many translations of this book testify, and the latest edition brings the story right up to date, with sections entitled: The New Tuscanism-The Functional Mode; The New Representation-The Communicational Mode; and Abstract Representation - The Expressive Mode. With over 300 illustrations and over 40 new photographs, many in colour.
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