The Ciam Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960

by Eric Mumford

Book Overview

The first complete history of CIAM, an international movement whose mission was to revolutionize architecture and create an agenda for modern urbanism.

CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne), founded in Switzerland in 1928, was an avant-garde association of architects intended to advance both modernism and internationalism in architecture. CIAM saw itself as an elite group revolutionizing architecture to serve the interests...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262632632
• ISBN13: 9780262632638
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher