Eminently readable, provocative, and entertaining, this book is certain to consolidate Banham's reputation among architects and students of contemporary culture.

... Banham's notion of " rele- vance " is mere fashionableness . Furthermore , references to " dolly - birds " and ( quite unbelievably ) " napalm down the neck " reveal a sensibility , however fashionable , that can be offensive and is ...

... Banham papers, acc. no. 910009, box 8, folder 3, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. Banham's correspondence with Menges began with a 1985 suggestion by the publisher that Banham write a book on High Tech. See Axel Menges to Reyner ...

... Banham used Pevsner against himself in this sentence; as a historian, Banham argued, Pevsner ought to have said more about Futurism, regardless of any uneasiness he may have had about it. 18 Banham, 'Sant'Elia', p. 301. 19 Ibid., p. 298 ...

Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 1971.

Reyner Banham was a pioneer in arguing that technology, human needs, and environmental concerns must be considered an integral part of architecture.

... Banham , ' A Set of Actual Monuments ' , p.89 . Banham is thanked in Hitchcock's ' Acknowledgements ' in Architecture : Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries , along with nine other scholars , for providing ' expert knowledge ' , p.xix ...

... Banham Lectures - many now reworked as essays – into the four this book . parts of PART I : IN THE REAR - VIEW MIRROR : BANHAM REVISITED The five essays in the first section of the book explore the tools and methods of Banham's ...

All are inspired by the revolutionary work of Reyner Banham, who continues to be one of the greatest influences on Design and Architecture today.

... Banham ; Andrea le clerk , de eadem ; Thoma de Tichewelle , clerico Hundred de Gilde- cros ; Roberto de Banham ; Willelmo , filio suo ; Willelmo Hoppere ; Galfrido de Brecham ; et aliis . Dat ' apud Banham die Lune proxima post festum ...