On Adam's House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History
(Paperback, second edition)
Publishing Details
On Adam's House in Paradise: The Idea of the Primitive Hut in Architectural History
By (Author) Joseph Rykwert
MIT Press Ltd
MIT Press
29th December 1981
second edition
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
720.9
Physical Properties
Paperback
250
Width 157mm, Height 234mm, Spine 13mm
386g
Description
On Adam's House in Paradise "takes off backward through history hunting for Adam's house, the original image. En route, with wry wit and charm, Rykwert singes every generation of architectural theoreticians back to Vitruvius, but he manages to illuminate their efforts and their immolations."-Charles Moore, Progressive ArchitectureThis new edition of On Adam's House in Paradise (first published by the Museum of Modern Art) incorporates all the original illustrations and several new ones, as well as additional text by the author.
Reviews
On Adam's House in Paradise "takes off backward through history hunting for Adam's house, the original image. En route, with wry wit and charm, Rykwert singes every generation of architectural theoreticians back to Vitruvius, but he manages to illuminate their efforts and their immolations.
-- Charles Moore, Progressive ArchitectureAuthor Bio
Joseph Rykwert is Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.
