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The elements of modern architecture : understanding contemporary buildings

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: 2014 Thames & Hudson New YorkDescription: 344 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 23 x 31 cmISBN:
  • 9780500342954
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 724.6 RAD
Summary: Dissects fifty of the world's modern masterpieces, constructed from 1950 to the present, through specially commissioned freehand drawings that reveal the principles and details of what makes a building meaningful and enduring. Starting from its site, each work is analyzed through its surroundings, use of natural light, volumes and massing; its program and circulation; and its details, fenestration and ornamentation, showing the reader how the building works as a cohesive whole."--Back cover.
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<p>Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-338) and index.</p>

Dissects fifty of the world's modern masterpieces, constructed from 1950 to the present, through specially commissioned freehand drawings that reveal the principles and details of what makes a building meaningful and enduring. Starting from its site, each work is analyzed through its surroundings, use of natural light, volumes and massing; its program and circulation; and its details, fenestration and ornamentation, showing the reader how the building works as a cohesive whole."--Back cover.

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