Modern Architecture: The Structures that Shaped the Modern World - Couverture rigide

Glancey, Jonathan

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ISBN 10 : 1802791019 ISBN 13 : 9781802791013

Editeur : Welbeck, 2023

Synopsis

Explore over 500 masterpieces of modern architecture in this celebration of the most iconic buildings in the world.

Written by acclaimed architecture expert Jonathan Glancey, Modern Architecture is a beautifully illustrated guide to the key styles, architects and movements that have defined our skylines since the dawn of the twentieth century. From the dizzying heights of the Shard to the exquisite curves of the Sydney Opera House, and from Frank Lloyd Wright to Sir David Adjaye, this is the essential handbook to the creative discipline that shapes our world.

'His comments are always informative, unashamedly partisan and often enjoyably tart' – Sunday Telegraph

'One of the finest architectural writers in contemporary Britain' – Scotland on Sunday

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Glancey is a journalist, author and broadcaster. He has written for newspapers, magazine and journals worldwide, and was the architecture and design correspondent for the Guardian for over a decade. His books include The Story of Architecture, Lost Buildings and Spitfire: The Biography.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The pocket-sized visual guide to the great buildings and structures of the modern age from around the world by an architecture expert.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Welbeck
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1802791019
• ISBN 13: 9781802791013
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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