Space Time and Architecture by S. Giedion

A foundational text in modern architectural history, arguing that modernism arose from a new "space-time" concept shared across art, science, and engineering, breaking from Renaissance perspective to embrace dynamic, integrated environments. Giedion traces this evolution from 19th-century innovations (like cast iron) through pioneers like Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, showing how architecture's new forms reflect changing cultural understandings, aiming for a synthesis of art, technology, and human experience in a unified "new tradition" for the modern age