John Soane: Architect : Master of Space and Light - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300081952 ISBN 13 : 9780300081954

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Covering all of John Soane's major commissions, the essays in this book demonstrate the two dominant qualities that run through Soane's work: his distinctive handling of space (primarily his interiors); and the evolution of his abstracted linear style. His life and public role is also considered.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Without a doubt the most brilliant architectural innovator of his day, Sir John Soane (1753-1837) displayed a remarkable ability to adapt and modernize the language ofclassical architecture. The range of his built designs, from the ingenuity of his own house in London's Lincoln's Inn Fields (now Sir John Soane's Museum) to the opulence and originality of the Bank of England, places him on a par with other leading European neoclassicists, such as Ledoux and Schinkel. His architectural vocabulary remains infl uential to this day. Back in print, this landmark publication considers Soane's architectural achievements as well as his life and public role. It reproduces more than 100 of Soane's drawings and contains specially commissioned photographs of his original models and existing buildings. Contributors discuss all of the architect's major commissions, including the Dulwich Picture Gallery, the Law Courts at Westminster, and the Bank of England.

Biographie de l'auteur

Margaret Richardson is the former director of Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Mary Anne Stevens is an independent curator and the former director of academic affairs at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300081952
• ISBN 13: 9780300081954
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Éditeur: Richardson Margaret
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