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Architecture or evolution : Charles Jencks' evolutionary tree2910 views
Author
Richards, William, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
Advisors
Wilson, Richard, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
Morrish, William, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
Rifkind, David, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
Abstract
Charles Jencks, the architectural historian, critic, and architect, posited an
"Evolutionary Tree" of Modern Architecture in the October 1970 edition of
Architectural Design magazine. [Figure l] While this is not the first attempt to create an evolutionary tree, it was the first of its kind in architectural history to systematize how the exigencies of architectural production change. This thesis argues that Jencks' diagram embodies a specific methodology, in which history can be visually registered as a phenetic proposition - not as a set of discrete, teleological trajectories.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
architectural historian; evolutionary tree; Charles Jencks
Notes
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Thesis originally deposited on 2016-02-18 in version 1.28 of Libra. This thesis was migrated to Libra2 on 2017-03-23 16:33:49.
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Richards, William. Architecture or evolution : Charles Jencks' evolutionary tree. University of Virginia, Department of Architectural History, MA (Master of Arts), 2006-01-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3QG92.
