Opis: Little Book of Big Ideas Architecture - Alissa Walker, John Stones, J Stones

This is an introduction to the world's most important architects as well as a look at various architectural styles, movements and processes. It particularly concentrates on the ideas and contributions of 50 of the world's most influential architects and at 10 of the major movements in the field and their place in history. Some of the architects included are: Frank Lloyd Wright, Wren, Venturi and Saarinen and some of the topics covered include Modernism, Skyscrapers and Urban Planning. All in all, this is a compact, easily accessible, quick guide to the world's major architects. 'Very handy source book that provides a useful overview of recent and contemporary architectural trends...concise and light it is perfect to take on board for a business trip yet still manages to weigh in on some very controversial and recent topics...' In Design (June 2010)Pre-20th Century - including Filippo Brunelleschi, Andrea Palladio, Inigo Jones, Francesco Borromini, Christopher Wren, Robert Adam, Karl Friederich Schinkel and George Hausmann. Early 20th Century - including CFA Voysey, Green and Green, Victor Horta, Henri van de Velde, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Joseph Hoffmann and Antoni Gaudi. Modernism - including Adolf Loos, Otto Wagner, Louis H Sullivan, Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, JJP Oud, Marcel Breuer, Berthold Lubetkin and Philip Johnson. Mid-century modern - including Gio Ponti, Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, Oscar Niemeyer, Kenzo Tange, Jorn Utzon, Eero Saarinen, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Charles Eames and Richard Meier. Postmodern, high-tech, contemporary - including Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Kisho Kurokawa, Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Robert Venturi, Michael Graves, Toyo Ito, Daniel Libeskind, Rem Koolhas, Zaha Hadid and Herzog & De Meuron. Also sections on: Classical architecture Urban planning The industrial revolution Garden suburbs High rise buildings and skyscrapers Modernism Social housing Reinforced concrete Postmodernism Sustainable architecture

Szczegóły: Little Book of Big Ideas Architecture - Alissa Walker, John Stones, J Stones

Tytuł: Little Book of Big Ideas Architecture
Autor: Alissa Walker, John Stones, J Stones
Producent: Wydawnictwo A
ISBN: 9781408120019
Rok produkcji: 2010
Ilość stron: 128
Oprawa: Twarda

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