Mid-century modernism in Turkey : architecture across cultures in the 1950s and 1960s / edited by Meltem Ö. Gürel.

Contributor(s): Gürel, Meltem Ö [editor.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Routledge Research in ArchitecturePublisher: New York : Routledge, 2017Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First issued in paperback 2017Description: xv, 192 pages : photographs, plans ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138104341 (paperback)Subject(s): Modern movement (Architecture) | Architecture and society -- Turkey -- History -- 19th century | Architecture and society | TurkeyLOC classification: NA1368.5.M63 M53 2017Subject: Mid-Century Modernism in Turkey studies the unfolding of modern architecture in Turkey during the 1950s and 1960s. The book brings together scholars who have carried out extensive research on post-WWII modernism in a global context. The authors situate Turkish architectural case studies within an international framework during this period, providing a close reading of how architectural culture responded to ubiquitous post-war ideas and ideals, and how it became intertwined with politics of modernization and urbanization. This book contributes to contemporary scholarship to reconsider post-war architecture, beyond canonical explanations. https://www.routledge.com/Mid-Century-Modernism-in-Turkey-Architecture-Across-Cultures-in-the-1950s/Gurel/p/book/9781138104341
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Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 186-192).

Mid-Century Modernism in Turkey studies the unfolding of modern architecture in Turkey during the 1950s and 1960s. The book brings together scholars who have carried out extensive research on post-WWII modernism in a global context.

The authors situate Turkish architectural case studies within an international framework during this period, providing a close reading of how architectural culture responded to ubiquitous post-war ideas and ideals, and how it became intertwined with politics of modernization and urbanization.

This book contributes to contemporary scholarship to reconsider post-war architecture, beyond canonical explanations.

https://www.routledge.com/Mid-Century-Modernism-in-Turkey-Architecture-Across-Cultures-in-the-1950s/Gurel/p/book/9781138104341