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Objects of Desire: design and society since 1750
Hardcover
Published January 1, 1750
About the author
Adrian Forty
22 books12 followersAdrian Forty is Professor of Architectural History at The Bartlett, the Faculty of the Built Environment at University College London. He is the Programme Director of the MSc programme in Architectural History.
In 2003, he was awarded the Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education.
Forty's main interest is in architecture's role in societies and cultural contexts. His research includes work on the design of consumer goods; on language and architecture; and on architecture, collective memory, and forgetting. As of lately, he is concerned with the history, aesthetics, and cultural significance of concrete as a construction material.
In 2003, he was awarded the Sir Misha Black Award for Innovation in Design Education.
Forty's main interest is in architecture's role in societies and cultural contexts. His research includes work on the design of consumer goods; on language and architecture; and on architecture, collective memory, and forgetting. As of lately, he is concerned with the history, aesthetics, and cultural significance of concrete as a construction material.
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