Andreas Constantine Papadakis fut une figure centrale dans le domaine de l'édition architecturale. Universitaire et entrepreneur, il fonda la librairie Academy Bookshop et la maison d'édition Academy Editions. Au cours de sa carrière, il publia plus de mille titres, axés principalement sur l'art, l'architecture et les arts décoratifs. Son travail a façonné le paysage des publications artistiques et architecturales.
Introductory essays discuss the classical tradition in architecture and advocate a resurgence of its principles in modern architecture. Works by some 25 architects working in this vein in the US, the UK, and various countries of Europe are profiled in full-page color photos and explanatory text. No index or bibliography. Distributed by Rizzoli (St. Martin's Press). 9.5x12" Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
The 1980s saw a new generation of architects advocating a rich, pluralist style of architecture, both complex and contradictory, and furnishing proof of its vitality in their work. This book brings together the work of more than forty internationally renowned architects who are representative of this revival.