A classic first published in 1941 and translated into half a dozen languages, Space, Time and Architecture is an the unparalleled work on the shaping of our architectural environment. The discussions of leading architects-Wright, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe, Aalto, Utzon, Sert, Tange, and Maki-are accompanied by over 500 illustrations.

Sigfried Giedion was the first secretary-general of the International Congress of Modern Architecture. He taught at the University of Zurich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University, where he became chairman of the Graduate School of Design.