Building sights.

Rosenthal, Ruth und Maggie Toy (Eds.):

ISBN 10: 1854904213 / ISBN 13: 9781854904218

Published by London ; Acad. Ed., 1995

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127 S. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - Piers Gough, Water Pumping Station JOHN OUTRARN ASSOCIATES -- Eva Jiricna, Schlumberger Research Centre MICHAEL HOPKINS & PARTNERS -- Bruce McLean, The Glasgow School of Art Charles RENNIE MACKINTOSH -- Janet Street-Porter, Smithfield House PIERS GOUGH, CZWG ARCHITECTS -- Lord Palumbo, Holland House HENDRIK PETRUS BERLAGE -- Iwona Blazwick, DIO Boots Factory SIR OWEN WILLIAMS -- Edward Cullinan, Royal College of Physicians DENYS LASDUN & PARTNERS -- Sir James Stirling, The Katharine Stephen Room VAN HEYNINGEN AND HOWARD ARCHITECTS -- Sir Norman Foster, Boeing 747 JOSEPH F SUTTER -- Marina Warner, Didcot Power Station FREDERICK GIBBERD AND PARTNERS -- Michael Craig-Martin, The Lloyd's Building RICHARD ROGERS PARTNERSHIP -- Alan Bennett, County Arcade FRANK MATCHAM -- Richard MacCormac, Boarbank Hall Oratory BENSON + FORSYTH ARCHITECTS -- President Vaclav Havel, Mânes Building OTAKAR NOVOTNY -- Philip Johnson, Grand Central Terminal WARREN AND WETMORE, REED AND STEM -- Diane Keaton, Ennis Brown House FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT -- Jack Travis, Hoover Dam US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION -- Fran Lebowitz, The Warehouse MICHAEL GRAVES -- John Malkovich, Chrysler Building WILLIAM VAN ALEN -- William Alsop, The Hauer King House FUTURE SYSTEMS -- Jools Holland, Canary Wharf CESAR PELLI & ASSOCIATES -- Germaine Gréer, Glyndebourne Opera House MICHAEL HOPKINS & PARTNERS. ISBN 1854904213 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550 Mit zahlr. farb. Abb. Fadengehefteter Originalpappband mit Schutzumschlag.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Building sights.
• Publisher: London ; Acad. Ed.
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 1854904213
• ISBN 13: 9781854904218
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1550 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architektur

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Synopsis

Features a wide range of world famous buildings from the UK, Europe and the USA.

Reviews

This book originated as a series of ten-minute programs for British television, each episode featuring an architect, artist, or celebrity holding forth on his or her favorite item in the built environment. After four years, the show continues to air. The bound version does not veer much from the video formula but for its static presentation. Most interesting are the objects selected as favorites: e.g., architect Sir Norman Foster is pictured atop the engine of a Boeing 747?"pure sculpture." More obvious choices include the Lloyds of London building wearing its ducts and plumbing unabashedly; the gleaming Chrysler buidling in New York; and the gaping, majestic Grand Central Terminal; but a variety of homes and factories and even a power station are also represented. The photography is excellent if typical architectural fare?bright blue skies and carefully calculated shadows?and succeeds especially with the many detail shots. However, without the television series to spur reader interest, the beauty and grace of this volume are something of a moot point. This coffee-table tribute will appeal to fans of Architectural Digest. Recommended for popular architecture collections.?Adam Mazmanian, "Library Journal"
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