Gowan David Editor (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Rizzoli International Publications, Published 1978. Paperback, 104 pp.; 30 cm; illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, plans, sections and axonometric drawings, with color plates. Edited by David Dunster; essay by Fred Scott. In Very Good condition. Orange pictorial paper covers. Closed 1/2" tear to paper of front cover along spine, about 2" down from top edge. Light bumping and creasing to edges and corners, with mild shelf and edge wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Third volume in the Architectural Monographs series from Academy Editions, London, issued in the United States by Rizzoli, devoted to the Scottish architect James Gowan (1923-2015). Fred Scott's essay "The Architecture of James Gowan" is followed by Gowan's own memoir of teaching at the Architectural Association and a survey of his buildings and projects from 1955 to 1977, grouped as houses, flats, specialised residential buildings, and educational and industrial buildings. Includes the work of the Stirling and Gowan partnership (1956-1963), among it the flats at Ham Common and the Leicester University Engineering Building, along with Gowan's later independent work: the Schreiber House and its domed swimming pool in Hampstead, housing at Trafalgar Road, Greenwich, and at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight, and color mechanical sections for East Hanningfield. Also includes the Churchill College competition entry with an extract from Colin Rowe's "The Blenheim of the Welfare State," a chronological list of buildings and projects, and a bibliography. Contents: Foreword; The Architecture of James Gowan (Fred Scott); Memoir: Teaching at the AA (James Gowan); Houses; Flats; Specialised Residential Buildings; Educational and Industrial Buildings; List of Buildings and Projects; Bibliography. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 44 pages. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 144 pages. Joshua Cohen & Joel Rogers Knowledge, Morality and Hope: The Social Thought of Noam Chomsky Peter Gowan The Gulf War, Iraq and Western Liberalism Jon Wiener Domestic Incentives for the Gulf War Hege Skjeie The Uneven Advance of Norwegian Women Reiner Grundmann The Ecological Challenge to Marxism Iván Szelényi & Szonja Szelenyi The Vacuum in Hungarian Politics: Classes and Parties Michael Sprinker The Place of Theory Correlli Barnett A Reply to David Edgerton.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Yale Center for British Art and Yale University Press; New Haven, 2017. Hardcover. A Very Good, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding sturdy and intact, bumped bottom board corners, very mild scattered foxing top text block edge, small and faint rub mark bottom text block corner, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, crease to front flap, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 572pp., appendix, bibliography, index, credits, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. …

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.