![]() In the first edition of Modern Architecture since 1900, Greece appears only as inspiration to the work of Le Corbusier: the Acropolis is regarded as having made the greatest impression in the memory of the modern master. This paper proposes that Curtis presented a more „authentic‟ account of the development of modern architecture in other parts of the world with the third edition of his book. ![]() While the second edition (1987) of Curtis‟ book appeared with just an addendum, for the third edition (1996) he undertook a full revision, expansion and reorganization of the content. Curtis places authenticity at the core of his research and uses it as the criterion to assess the historicity of modern architecture. Curtis attempts to present a “balanced, readable overall view of the development of modern architecture from its beginning until the recent past” and to include the architecture of the non-western world, a subject overlooked by previous histories of modern architecture. In his Modern Architecture since 1900 (1982) William J.R. ![]() Towards Authenticity: Greece in Modern Architecture since 1900 Athens Journal of Architecture - Volume 3, Issue 1 – Pages 7-20 ![]()
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