The elements of modern architecture : understanding contemporary buildings /

This ambitious publication, now revised and expanded, dissects fifty-five modern masterpieces through specially commissioned freehand drawings that reveal the principles and details of what makes a building meaningful and enduring. Covering six continents, and ranging from residences to opera houses...

Πλήρης περιγραφή

Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Κύριος συγγραφέας: Radford, Antony (συγγραφέας.)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Morkoç, Selen B. (Selen Bahriye) (συγγραφέας.), Srivastava, Amit, M.B.A (συγγραφέας.)
Μορφή: Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2020.
Έκδοση:Αναθεωρημένη έκδοση.
Θέματα:
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Introduction: architectural analysis
  • Sarabhai House, 1951-55, Ahmedabad, India
  • Canova Museum, 1955-57, Possagno, Treviso, Italy
  • Sydney Opera House, 1957-73, Sydney, Australia
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1943-59, New York, USA
  • Leicester Engineering Building, 1959-63, Leicester, England
  • Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 1959-66, La Jolla, California, USA
  • Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 1956-58, Humlebaek, Denmark
  • Yoyogi National Gymnasium, 1961-64, Tokyo, Japan
  • Seinäjoki Town Hall, 1958-65, Seinäjoki, Ostrobothnia, Finland
  • St Mary's Cathedral, 1961-64, Tokyo, Japan
  • Hedmark Museum, 1967-79, Hamar, Norway
  • Indian Institute of Management, 1963-74, Ahmedabad, India
  • Bagsvaerd Church, 1974-76, Bagsvaerd, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Milan House, 1972-75, Cidade Jardim, São Paolo, Brazil
  • HSBC Office Building, 1979-86, Hong Kong, China
  • Neue Staatsgalerie, 1977-84, Stuttgart, Germany
  • House at Martha's Vineyard, 1984-88, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
  • Church on the Water, 1985-88, Tomamu, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Lloyd's of London Office Building, 1978-86, London, England
  • Arab World Institute, 1981-87, Paris, France
  • Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, 1987-95, Barcelona, Spain
  • Vitra Fire Station, 1990-93, Weil am Rhein, Germany
  • Lord's Media Centre, 1994-99, London, England
  • Menara UMNO, 1995-98, Penang, Malaysia
  • Dancing Building, 1992-96, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Eastgate, 1991-96, Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Thermal Baths in Vals, 1986-96, Vals, Switzerland
  • Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 1991-97, Bilbao, Spain
  • ESO Hotel, 1998-2002, Cerro Paranal, Chile
  • Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre, 1996-99, Riversdale, New South Wales, Australia
  • Jewish Museum Berlin, 1988-99, Berlin, Germany
  • Quadracci Pavilion, 1994-2001, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • B2 House, 1999-2001, Büyükhusun, Aybacık, Turkey
  • CaixaForum, 2001-3, Madrid, Spain
  • New Museum, 2001-7, New York, USA
  • Scottish Parliament Building, 1998-2002, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Yokohama Port Terminal, 1995-2002, Yokohama, Japan
  • Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 1996-2002, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
  • Kunsthaus Graz, 2000-3, Graz, Austria
  • Linked Hybrid, 2003-9, Beijing, China
  • Santa Caterina Market, 1997-2005, Barcelona, Spain
  • Virgilio Barco Library, 1999-2001, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Southern Cross Station, 2001-7, Melbourne, Australia
  • Meiso no Mori Crematorium, 2004-6, Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan
  • Civil Justice Centre, 2001-7, Manchester, England
  • Green School, 2005-7, Bandung, Bali, Indonesia
  • Mimesis Museum, 2007-9, Paju Book City, Republic of Korea
  • Julliard School & Alice Tully Hall, 2003-9, New York, USA
  • uMkhumbane Museum, 2003-17, Durban, South Africa
  • 41 Cooper Square, 2004-9, New York, USA
  • Oslo Opera House, 2002-8, Oslo, Norway
  • MAXXI, 1998-2009, Rome, Italy
  • Sancaklar Mosque, 2011-13, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Micro Yuan'er/Micro Hutong, 2013-16, Beijing, China
  • Harbin Opera House, 2010-15, Harbin, China
  • Endnote: some common themes.