Architecture in Austria : a Survey of the 20th Century / [Concept: Otto Kapfinger, Dietmar Steiner, Adolph Stiller ; Editors: Sasha Pirker, Jaime Salazar ; Texts: Otto Kapfinger, Dietmar Steiner, Sasha Pirker ; Translations : Marion Kuzmany

Kapfinger, Otto

ISBN 10: 3764360313 / ISBN 13: 9783764360313

Published by Basel : Birkhauser, 1999

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An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 333 pages; Physical desc. : 333 p : ill. Exhibition catalog. Based on the exhibition "Architecture in Austria. A survey of the 20th century" in Spain. Subjects: Architecture - Austria - 20th century - Exhibitions 2 Kg. Seller Inventory # 158302

Bibliographic Details

Title: Architecture in Austria : a Survey of the ...

Publisher: Basel : Birkhauser

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Architecture, European Studies, Urban Studies

From Library Journal:

From an exhibition mounted by the Architektur Zentrum Wien comes a handsomely produced, visually compelling catalog depicting 100 Austrian buildings. An inexhaustible wealth of photographs, plans, and elevations invites the reader to revel in this country's contribution to the built environment in the 20th century. However, a thematic organization that may have succeeded on the gallery floor seems loose and arbitrary when transferred to book format. The brief text is addressed only to those already well versed in the course of modern movements and theories. The later decades are over-represented, and the most significant architects are not made to stand out from lesser talents. An appendix offers architects' biographies, but a detailed table of contents doesn't compensate for the irritating absence of an index. These weaknesses aside, this is warmly recommended for academic libraries and collections specializing in architecture.
-David Soltesz, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH Arnold, Dorothea (text) & Bruce White (photogs.).
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