Stirling's finale: the two roads to Melsungen

Michael Spens

doi:10.1017/S1359135502001409

Stirling's finale: the two roads to Melsungen

Michael Spens

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As the tenth anniversary of the death of Sir James Stirling approaches, Michael Spens considers the relative significance of aspects of his work, both in terms of a sequence of key designs and in the light of contemporaneous critiques. What emerges is a confirmation of the architect's underlying extension of a progressive, enriching modernity. The best work is seen as a rare consummation of the Sublime, as opposed to the Picturesque, within the general continuity of Modernism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	333-353
Number of pages	21
Journal	arq: Architectural Research Quarterly
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1359135502001409
Publication status	Published - 2001

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Architectural design
Architects
Stirling, James

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