'World Architecture' records the major architectural contributions made in all regions of the world to the development of human culture. Grouped into 10 geographical regions and representing five twenty-year-periods, the buildings have been selected by approximately 80 eminent international architectural critics. Each volume contains 100 buildings from one particular region, each object accompanied by an analytical text as well as by drawings and photographs. Introduction essays by the general editor, Kenneth Frampton, and the editor(s) of each volume complete the survey. The series comprises 10 volumes. The books are handsome, linen-bound and stitched, generously formatted (21,5 x 28,5 cm/8,4 x 11 inches) and contain approx. 300 pages and 400 colour prints each. This unique project gives the most precise and authoritative description of 1000 of the century's most notable buildings. Countries: China (incl. Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao), Japan, Korea (North and South), Mongolia.

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Title

World Architecture/A Critical Mosaic/1900-2000: Volume 9 East Asia

Publisher

Springer-Verlag, Vienna, Austria

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

3211832920

ISBN 13

9783211832929

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

New

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Book by Kenneth Frampton.

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Yuri Gnedovskii is the President of Union of Russian Architects and Council Member of Union of International Architects. He is one of the major architects in Russia, one recent production is the Russian Cultural Center in Moscow.

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