James Marston Fitch: Selecting Writings on Architecture, Preservation and the Built Environment

In this anthology of his writings, spanning oversixty years of his professional career, Fitch’s incisive ideas and observations on a range ofsubjects are brought to light in a single,readable volume. Whether a lament of the loss of functionalism in the wake of modernism, acelebration of the architectural perfectionembodied in the University of Virginia campus,or an appeal to architects to heed factors ofclimate and environment in their designs,Fitch’s essays are both provocative andpragmatic and always deeply rooted in the humanelement. In the face of contemporary concernssuch as suburban sprawl, energy expenditure, and environmental degradation, Fitch’s writingsresonate today more than ever.