Look Up Glasgow: World Class Architectural Heritage That's Hidden in Plain Sight - Couverture rigide

Searle, Adrian; Barbour, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1908754214 ISBN 13 : 9781908754219

Editeur : Freight Books, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, its streets a constant frenetic bustle of activity. But rarely do its residents take the time to stop and look up at the extraordinary architectural heritage all around. Glasgow's 'no mean city' image belies this world-class architectural detail, comprising of stunning sculpture, ornament, friezes, gables and decoration, the vast majority of which are hidden in plain sight above eye level. Writer Adrian Searle and specialist architectural photographer David Barbour have scoured the city, bringing together in one volume a fabulous record of the hidden jewels of 'the second city of the Empire', created in a time of great wealth and virtuoso craftsmanship now long gone. The book also includes poetry from six of Scotland's leading poets, responding in very individual ways to Glasgow's extraordinary built environment. Look Up Glasgow will be a beautiful surprise to residents, visitors and non-residents of Glasgow alike, demonstrating that it is much more than just another post-industrial British city. It will be a book that those passionate about the city and of architecture will treasure.

Biographie de l'auteur

David Barbour spent 15 years as in-house photographer at international architectural practice BDP. Having travelled the world, in 2012 he chose to go freelance. He lives with his family in the West of Scotland. Adrian Searle is co-editor of Gutter, Scotland's leading literary magazine. He has edited a number of anthologies of new writing including The Hope That Kills Us: An anthology of Scottish football fiction (Freight, 2002) and The Knuckle End: A meaty collection of new Scottish writing (Freight, 2004). He co-authored 101 Uses of a Dead Kindle (Freight, 2012) with the artist Judith Hastie, a BA top five Christmas Book of the Year 2012. The same team will publish If Dogs Could Swear in October 2013.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Freight Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908754214
• ISBN 13: 9781908754219
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible