Amanda R.Lawrence
James Stirling -Revisionary Modernist
2012

James Stirling was one of the most influential architects of the late twentieth century. His formally inventive yet historically informed designs inspired a generation of architects throughout the world.
James Stirling: Revisionary Modernist provides an in-depth study of the architect’s most important work. Amanda Reseer Lawrence focuses on six projects from the early 1950s through the late 1970s , offering formal analyses of buildings and drawings while also mapping Stirling’s role in a broader architectural and cultural context.

Though it is widely held that Stirling took a mid-career turn towards postmodernism, Lawrence shows that he was undeniably modern throughout his career. She clarifies how Stirling understood modernism as inextricably linked to the past and placed his own work in what he termed a “dialogue with architectural tradition.”