Modern Architecture: The Structures that Shaped the Modern World

Description

Product ID:	9781802791013
Product Form:	Hardback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Modern Architecture
Subtitle:	The Structures that Shaped the Modern World
Authors:	Author: Jonathan Glancey
Page Count:	496
Subjects:	Theory of architecture, Theory of architecture, Architectural structure and design, History of architecture, Architectural structure & design, History of architecture
Description:	Select Guide Rating The pocket-sized visual guide to the great buildings and structures of the modern age from around the world by an architecture expert. *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
Imprint Name:	Welbeck
Publisher Name:	Headline Publishing Group
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2023-04-13

Weight	840 g
Dimensions	133 × 188 × 39 mm