Charles Jencks

Charles Jencks Charles Alexander Jencks (21 June 1939 – 13 October 2019) was an American cultural theorist, landscape designer, architectural historian, and co-founder of the Maggie's Cancer Care Centres. He published over thirty books and became famous in the 1980s as a theorist of postmodernism. Jencks devoted time to landform architecture, especially in Scotland. These landscapes include the ''Garden of Cosmic Speculation'' and earthworks at Jupiter Artland outside Edinburgh. His continuing project ''Crawick Multiverse'', commissioned by the Duke of Buccleuch, opened in 2015 near Sanquhar. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Adhocism : the Case for Improvisation.

    Adhocism : the Case for Improvisation. by Jencks, Charles

    Published 2013
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    Le Corbusier and the tragic view of architecture

    Le Corbusier and the tragic view of architecture by Jencks, Charles

    Published 1973
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    Meaning in architecture

    Meaning in architecture by Jencks, Charles

    Published 1970
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    Post-modernism : the new classicism in art and architecture

    Post-modernism : the new classicism in art and architecture by Jencks, Charles

    Published 1987
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    Architecture today

    Architecture today by Jencks, Charles

    Published 1982
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