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A brand new edition of this visually stunning and lavishly produced guide to the great buildings and structures of the modern age from around the world. Divided into eight clear sections, each movement in architecture from 1900 to the present day is represented: Arts and Crafts, Classicism, Organic, Modernism, Postmodernism, Robotic, Cities, and Futures. Focusing on one building per page, Jonathan Glancey discusses over 440 landmark structures from...
2) Wright rooms
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Showcases the noted architect's residential designs, highlighting the interplay of volume, color, texture, and light that made Wright's houses both beautiful and practical.
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Frank Lloyd Wright, born in Wisconsin, is the avatar of American architecture. Both before and after World War I, the boldness and innovation of Wright's buildings, built largely in the Midwest, established his reputation as a leading architect. As his career progressed, Wright became discouraged with the confinement of cities and moved to develop his ideas for buildings in harmony with the natural world. Today, many years after his death, not only...
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"Uses LEGO models to explore Neoclassical, Art Deco, Brutalist, Modernist, and other architectural styles. Each chapter includes a discussion of the architectural movement, photographs of famous real-life buildings, and a gallery of LEGO models, with step-by-step building instructions"--
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This is a concise overview of the most extraordinary landmarks built around the world since the turn of the millennium. It features such noteworthy projects as the Casa da Musica in Portugal by OMA, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in the US by Frank Gehry, Federation Square in Australia by Bates Smart and more.
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Carve a slice from the Empire State Building. Look through the Statue of Liberty. See the dreams of architects and engineers take shape as the biggest, boldest, and most bizarre buildings in the world become a reality. Discover the construction techniques, the architects and craftsmen, the building materials, and the stories behind these miracles of iron, steel and glass.
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"This international survey documents the state of architecture at the beginning of the nineties, and provides an insight into the recent past and possible future shape of our homes and cities. Charles Jencks, the critic responsible for identifying the diverse trends which have emerged in the wake of modernism, discusses late-modern, post-modern and new modern architecture. This includes the pioneering work in America, Europe and Japan of leading achitects...
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Illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, Performing Architecture explores fifty noteworthy performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A brief introduction traces the post-war development of theatre and concert hall design, and sets out the circumstances today that have led to such a rich provision for performance. Buildings featured range from Frank Gehry's landmark...