Publisher's Synopsis
Since the early 1960s, the rigor and conceptual clarity of Alan Colquhoun's criticism and theory have consistently stimulated debate and have served as an impetus for the pursuit of new directions in both theory and practice. This collection of essays displays Colquhoun's concern with developing, a coherent discourse for the rampant pluralism that dominates architecture.;Alan Colquhoun is a practicing architect and his previous collection of essays received the 1985 Architectural Critics Award.
