Megastructure : urban futures of the recent past /

Banham, Reyner.

Megastructure : urban futures of the recent past / Reyner Banham - London, United Kingdom : Thames & Hudson, c1976 - 224 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: dinosaurs of the modern movement -- 2. Antecedents, analogies and megastructures trouvees -- 3. Beginners and begetters -- 4. Megayear 1964 -- 5. Fun and flexibility -- 6. Megacity Montreal -- 7. Megastructure in academe -- 8. Megadecadence: acceptability and exploitation -- 9. Epilogue: the meaning of megastructure -- Appendix: Maki on megastructure -- References -- Sources of illustrations -- Select bibliography -- Index.

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ARCHITECTURE, MODERN -- 20TH CENTURY

NA 9053 .B36 1976