The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light wear to edges of text block, rear pastedown & endpaper. Bottom corner of text block bumped. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn around edges with small scuffs & scratches. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.**Please note: book is oversized and heavy, and will require substantial additional shipping fees to international or expedited addresses.**.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Building Sights
Publisher: Academy Editions Ltd
Publication Date: 1995
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1854904213
ISBN 13: 9781854904218
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Weight: 47 ounces

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

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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"
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Chaparral specializes in rare and used books dealing with Western Americana and Native American topics; also included in our collection are books by western writers of both fiction and non-fiction. Located in the Pacific NW, we carry Small Press productions about the region. Our store front is located at 5210 SW Corbett Ave, Portland, OR, 97239 across the street from Elephants Deli.

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