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Charles Jencks

1939-06-21 - 2019-10-13

American cultural theorist, landscape designer, and architectural historian

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  • Cover of: The language of post-modern architecture

    First published in 1977 12 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The language of post-modern architecture

    First published in 1978 9 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: What is Post-Modernism?

    First published in 1986 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Le Corbusier and the tragic view of architecture.

    First published in 1973 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lecorbusiertragi0000jenc_k7e0
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  • Cover of: Adhocism: the case for improvisation

    First published in 1972 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition rles00char
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  • Cover of: Informal

    First published in 2002 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Post-modernism: the new classicism in art and architecture

    First published in 1987 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Critical Modernism: Where is Post-Modernism Going What is Post-Modernism

    First published in 2007 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Story of Post-Modernism: Five Decades of the Ironic, Iconic and Critical in Architecture

    First published in 2011 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Modern movements in architecture.

    First published in 1973 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Architecture today

    First published in 1982 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: New Chicago architecture: beyond the international style

    First published in 1981 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Kings of Infinite Space: Frank Lloyd Wright & Michael Graves

    First published in 1984 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Architecture 2000: Preditions and Methods

    First published in 1971 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture

    First published in 1997 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Architecture of Hope: Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres

    First published in 2010 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Abstract representation

    First published in 1983 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Wexner Center for the Visual Arts: Philip Johnson, Charles Jencks, and Others Examine Peter Eisenman's "Deconstructionist Tour De Force."

    First published in 1989 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Post-modern reader

    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Post-modernism & discontinuity

    First published in 1987 2 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Architecture, Modern Architecture, Postmodern Architecture, Architecture, modern, 20th century, History, Postmodernism, Architecture, postmodern, Arts, Architects, Architectural design, Architecture, Modern, Architektur, Modern Arts, Symbolism in architecture, Buildings, structures, Philosophy, Psychological aspects, Architecture, philosophy, Avant-garde (Aesthetics), Communication in architectural design, Architecture postmoderne, Architecture, great britain, Architecture, history, Architecture, united states, Art, modern, 20th century
Places
United States, England, Great Britain, California, London, Los Angeles, Scotland, Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Columbus, Columbus (Ohio), Dumfriesshire, Edinburgh, Illinois, Japan, London (England), Los Angeles (Calif.), Ohio
People
Charles Jencks (1939-2019), Le Corbusier (1887-1965), Charles Prince of Wales (1948-), Cecil Balmond (1943-), Enric Miralles, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), Michael Graves (1934-), Norman Foster (1935-), Terry Farrell, Toyoo Itō (1941-)
Time
20th century, 20e siècle, 21e siècle, 21st century

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Alternative names

  • Charles A. Jencks
  • Charles Alexander Jencks

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