Product Description: The writings of graphic designer, prolific critic, and avant-garde partisan Karel Teige (1900-1951) represent one of the great forgotten legacies of modern artistic theory. Appearing now for the first time in English as Modern Architecture in Czechoslovakia, Teige's original work is supplemented here by a selection of his other writings on art and architecture...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: "Evident in recent decades is a significant rise in the use of iconography among scholars dealing with the art of the Modern period. With the shift away from the once dominant formalist approach, greater importance is now being attached to subject matter and the exploration of symbolic content...read more

Product Description: A documentary record of the famous architect's philosophies and work spanning 25 year period and culled from McGill University's archives the repository f his drawings. The volume includes photographs, descriptions, and drawings o 115 projects serving as an introduction and guide to his architectur...read more