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Author | : Peter Go ssel |
Publisher | : Taschen |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9783822811627 |
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After several pages of prologue summing up 18th century highlights--especially the rise in importance of geometry--some forty pages cover 1784-1916, focusing on the heavily fenestrated high-rises of the Chicago School and the iron and glass pavilions of Europe. The chapter spanning 1892-1925 concentrates on the many disputes over the trajectory of modernism: Nieuwe Kunst, Stile Liberty, Jugendstil, and Art Nouveau, all arguing the direction that the boom of prisons, hospitals, schools, town halls, and other institutional buildings would take. Three more time divisions follow and a concise compendium of architect biographies ends the volume. Along with an array of great pictures (par for Taschen), Gossel and Leuthauser--both active in the private sector--add a strong prose style attentive to debates among architects and the socioeconomic stage on which architects act. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Oliver Reagan |
Publisher | : |
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Genre | : Architecture, American |
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Author | : Carter Wiseman |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780393320541 |
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Describes landmark buildings that shaped the American 20th century and brings to life architects of the period and the major architectural movements. Discusses the rise of modernism, the growth of historic preservation, the financial aspects of building, and the struggle in design between individualism and community. Includes bandw photos of buildings. Wiseman was architectural critic for New York magazine from 1980 to 1996. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Paul Heyer |
Publisher | : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Dennis Sharp |
Publisher | : Images Publishing |
Total Pages | : 507 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1864700858 |
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Fully documented, richly illustrated guide to the great architectural achievements of the last one hundred years.
Author | : Anat Geva |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2018-10-08 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1351665332 |
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Mid-20th century sacred architecture in America sought to bridge modernism with religion by abstracting cultural and faith traditions and pushing the envelope in the design of houses of worship. Modern architects embraced the challenges of creating sacred spaces that incorporated liturgical changes, evolving congregations, modern architecture, and innovations in building technology. The book describes the unique context and design aspects of the departure from historicism, and the renewal of heritage and traditions with ground-breaking structural features, deliberate optical effects and modern aesthetics. The contributions, from a pre-eminent group of scholars and practitioners from the US, Australia, and Europe are based on original archival research, historical documents, and field visits to the buildings discussed. Investigating how the authority of the divine was communicated through new forms of architectural design, these examinations map the materiality of liturgical change and communal worship during the mid-20th century.
Author | : Sydney LeBlanc |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Hugh Morrison |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 642 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0486254925 |
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Comprehensive survey of domestic and public architecture ranges from primitive cabins to Greek Revival mansions of the early 1800s. Nearly 500 illustrations. "Entertaining, vigorous, and clearly written." ? The New York Times.
Author | : Sydney LeBlanc |
Publisher | : Watson-Guptill Publications |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
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"There is no better way to appreciate a work of architecture than to see it for yourself. This compact book takes you through 220 important American buildings and provides architectural and historical information, addresses, phone numbers, visitor hours - everything you need to understand the structure and plan your trip to see it. You simply can't open the Whitney Guide without gaining new insights about the buildings and builders of this most vital part of the American heritage."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author | : Michael Webb |
Publisher | : Universe Publishing(NY) |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
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In the first book of its kind, architectural critic Michael Webb and Esto photographer Roger Straus III examine 35 extraordinary modern houses that have been restored, enhanced, or extended by new owners who see them as timeless classics. Built in the heyday of modernism, from the 1930s through the early 1960s, these houses were designed by exceptional architects for themselves or for adventurous clients. A few were preserved as time capsules, but most endured years of neglect or abuse and might easily have been torn down. Webb explores how these houses were created-- as daring experiments or as creative responses to site and climate-- and the research and effort that went into their restoration. Included here are villas that fuse craft and invention, machines for living, and residences that embrace the landscape. Here, too, are houses inspired by the purity of classical temples, and frugal dwellings that have been sensitively enlarged. After a long eclipse, these houses and the enlightened attitudes they embody are being rediscovered by creative individuals searching for distinctive, open, light-filled places to live. Modernism is a way of living, more than a style, and this book celebrates the architects and owners who respect its character and scale. Also included are nearly 200 photographs taken by Roger Straus, all of which were specially commissioned for this book.