The treaties of the twentieth century: special issues.

Abstract

The treatises on architecture have been reborn with the Renaissance, and spread throughout the world keeping its preeminence for generations of architects. However, in the 19th century the criti- que of classicism destroyed this tradition. In the 20th century were the magazines that have assumed this role in transmitting the knowledge of architecture. Monographic editions are presented as the “treaties” of the 20th century. The diffusion of Wright would not have been possible without the portfolio published by Wasmuth (1910), or the work of Mies without the number of L’architecture d’aujourd’hui (1958) through which the images of a powerful architecture would give around the world.