The writings of Walter Burley Griffin /
Review: "Walter Burley Griffin (1876-1937) was a distinguished modernist American architect, landscape architect and town planner. Influenced by Chicago's Prairie School, he was an early colleague and employee of Frank Lloyd Wright. His work attracted world-wide attention in 1912 when he w...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008
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Summary: | Review: "Walter Burley Griffin (1876-1937) was a distinguished modernist American architect, landscape architect and town planner. Influenced by Chicago's Prairie School, he was an early colleague and employee of Frank Lloyd Wright. His work attracted world-wide attention in 1912 when he won the international competition to design a new capital city for Australia. Griffin was also a prolific lecturer and writer. In this edition, his 71 pieces of writing have been thematically categorised under ten headings to reflect the variety and interrelations of his professional interests."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Physical Description: | xxxvii, 474 σ. : εικ. ; 26 εκ. |
Bibliography: | Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές αναφορές και ευρετήριο. |
ISBN: | 9780521897136 |