Prologue: MOMA's Department of Architecture and Design, 1932-51: the rise of Arthur Drexler, 1925-51 -- Apprenticeship: Arthur Drexler as curator, 1951-56 -- Modernism at high tide: Drexler as department director, 1956-66 -- Creative destruction: Drexler, MOMA, and the changing course of modern architecture, 1966-75 -- Modernism under siege: Drexler, MOMA, and the postmodernist challenge, 1975-85 -- Modernism reconsidered: Drexler and MOMA, 1980-86
Summary:
"This comprehensive history of the Museum of Modern Art's architecture and design department under the leadership of the highly influential curator Arthur Drexler assesses the department's impact on the shape and direction of twentieth-century architectural discourse"--Provided by publisher