Modern Architecture

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

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

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Glancey Klappentext 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 Vorwort The pocket-sized visual guide to the great buildings and structures of the modern age from around the world by an architecture expert. Zusammenfassung The pocket-sized visual guide to the great buildings and structures of the modern age from around the world by an architecture expert.

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Jonathan Glancey

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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

Inhalt

Foreword - Arts & Crafts - Classicism - Organic - Modernism - Postmodernism - Robotic - Cities - Futures - Iconic - Index.