Buy 3, pay for 2 — use code TRIPLE at checkout.
Joseph Rykwert
AuthorBooks · Second hand1926-2024
Joseph Rykwert was a British architectural historian and writer. He was the Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, and one of the foremost architectural historians and critics of his generation. He spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom and the United States. He taught the history and theory of architecture at several institutions in Europe and North America. Rykwert is the author of many influential works on architecture, including The Idea of a Town (1963), On Adam's House in Paradise (1972), The Dancing Column (1996) and The Seduction of Place (2000). All of his books have been translated into several languages.
39
Titles
1
Featured books
5
Curiosities
Second-hand books by Joseph Rykwert
Buy second-hand books by Joseph Rykwert, checked by Hamelyn from $1. Find available titles with discounts compared with new prices and convenient delivery to your home or pickup point. View full catalog
Up to -70%
Curiosities about Joseph Rykwert
Birth
1926
Death
2024
First book
-
Years writing
-
Joseph Rykwert was born in Warsaw and built a brilliant career as an architectural historian and critic in the United Kingdom.
His seminal work The necessity of artifice is an essential reference for understanding modern architectural theory.
Throughout his life, he published 39 works exploring the history and interpretation of the spaces we inhabit.
Beyond theory, Rykwert also worked as an architect and university professor, sharing his critical vision with new generations.
His legacy endures as one of the most influential voices in the analysis of 20th-century architecture.