Why isn't this book published in english. This is absurd. Shame on you Birkhauser. Long live Zevi. Viva Italia.

This book is a good monography to have in one very small size book, almost all the project made by wright. all the buildings are presented cronologically with b/w pictures and a small text, some drawings follow some projects. The text made by Bruno Zevi, is also very interesting.One very important things about this book, is that it is in GERMAN & FRENCH only!

When I first read this book, I was a teenager, pretending to become an Architect. I was surprised by this way of entering Space, Architecture as Space. I have re-read it a few times, that because I have presented it as a gift, to a few number of people. Now I do want it for myself, and for a friend in his eighties, whom I think hasn't had the experience of enjoying it.

This book is by far one of the best books I have read in a while. It is simple and to the point and Zevi does not hold back. It is a little dated, but all of his seven principles are able to be directly applied to the current state of architecture. This should be a mandatory reading for all architecture students. His opinions of the tendencies within society to praise the priciples of Symmetry, proportion, and order, show how architecture has been plagued by standardization and repetitive forms throughout history. A great book for anyone who is troubled by the generality of architecture (with great exception to the current masters, no less)and would like to see the boundries broken.

want to know about erich mendelisohm's history from the begining of his career and want to review his important works as an architect

This book from Mr. Bruno Zevi is full of sketches of and photos from Mendelsohn's works and it has a very accurate critical text. It is the only complete book available about the most important architect of the expressionist movement. If youre interested in Mendelshohn's work this is the book youre looking for.