First English-language edition of Italian Marxist architect and architectural historian, theorist and critic Manfredo Tafuri’s landmark work of architectural history and theory. Originally published in Italian in 1980, this monumental study traces the intellectual and cultural crises of modern architecture from the visionary engravings of Piranesi through the avant-garde movements of the twentieth century and into the architectural debates of the 1970s. Tafuri’s critical analysis examines the relationship between architecture, ideology, and capitalist modernity, offering a powerful reinterpretation of movements such as Futurism, Expressionism, and the historical avant-garde. Tafuri’s rigorous and often controversial arguments made this volume a foundational text in architectural theory and an essential reference for scholars of modern architecture. Published in 1987 by MIT Press with translation by Pellegrino d’Acierno and Robert Connolly. Small 4to (7.5” x 10.5”), orange cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket, 382 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Binding somewhat shaken, otherwise NF. Light chipping and moderate rubbing to dj, with creasing near joints and top edge. Notwithstanding, a handsome copy of this seminal treatise.
First English-language edition of Italian Marxist architect and architectural historian, theorist and critic Manfredo Tafuri’s landmark work of architectural history and theory. Originally published in Italian in 1980, this monumental study traces the intellectual and cultural crises of modern architecture from the visionary engravings of Piranesi through the avant-garde movements of the twentieth century and into the architectural debates of the 1970s. Tafuri’s critical analysis examines the relationship between architecture, ideology, and capitalist modernity, offering a powerful reinterpretation of movements such as Futurism, Expressionism, and the historical avant-garde. Tafuri’s rigorous and often controversial arguments made this volume a foundational text in architectural theory and an essential reference for scholars of modern architecture. Published in 1987 by MIT Press with translation by Pellegrino d’Acierno and Robert Connolly. Small 4to (7.5” x 10.5”), orange cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket, 382 pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Binding somewhat shaken, otherwise NF. Light chipping and moderate rubbing to dj, with creasing near joints and top edge. Notwithstanding, a handsome copy of this seminal treatise.
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