Architectural Design Magazine, December 1965, Volume XXXV, No: 12 : The Heroic Period of Modern Architecture

Monica Pidgeon, Kenneth Frampton, Theo Crosby et al

Published by The Standard Catalogue Co. Ltd., 1965

About this Item

Book shows light wear to covers only with a little corner wear, scuffing. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind save previous owner's name at front. Large oversize (12" x 9 1/4") magazine format, 60 pages with the title article being the main content: a survey of photos and design illustration from 1917 - 1937 depicting seminal works of design and construction, including furniture, sculpture, site planning with floorplans, elevations, interiors, exteriors, photos, architectural drawings, architectural details, etc. Features essay by Alison and Peter Smithson and presenting early modernist work by architects including Alfred Loos, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Gerrit Rietveld, with annual 1965 index. Lots of full page, very graphic ads for ceiling tile: now with asbestos!, preformed concrete building components, hardee decorative plastic - surfaced hardboard, Darvic domelights, etc. Keywords: Modernism, Alison Smithson, Peter Smithson, Alfred Loos, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Gerrit Rietveld, Annual Index 2.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Architectural Design Magazine, December 1965, Volume XXXV, No: 12 : The Heroic Period of Modern Architecture
• Publisher: The Standard Catalogue Co. Ltd.
• Publication Date: 1965
• Binding: Oversize Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 2 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture