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In "How Architecture Works," Witold Rybczynski, one of our best, most stylish critics and winner of the Vincent Scully Prize for his architectural writing, answers our most fundamental questions about how good--and not-so-good--buildings are designed and constructed. Introducing the reader...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
In "How Architecture Works," Witold Rybczynski, one of our best, most stylish critics and winner of the Vincent Scully Prize for his architectural writing, answers our most fundamental questions about how good--and not-so-good--buildings are designed and constructed. Introducing the reader to the rich and varied world of modern architecture, he takes us behind the scenes, revealing how architects as different as Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, and Robert A. M. Stern envision and create their designs. He teaches us how to "read" plans, how buildings respond to their settings, and how the smallest d |
| Carrier Form: | 355 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780374211745 (hardcover) : 0374211744 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | NA2550 |
| CLC: | TU |
| Call Number: | TU/R989 |
| Contents: | Ideas -- The setting -- Site -- Plan -- Structure -- Skin -- Details -- Style -- The past -- Taste. |