Peter Gössel - Modern Architecture - 2007

Modern Architecture A-Z 2 Volumes
1071 pages
color and b&w photos
Hard cover in slipcase
37 x 30 cm
8,836 kg
Dutch

With more than 5,000 photographs and drawings illustrating 600 entries, this stunning two-volume set surveys modern architecture around the world by looking at its creators, profiling architects from the late 18th century to the early 21st. Each architect's entry features a portrait, quote, and short biography as well as a description of important works, historical context, and general approach. Here too are entries for outstanding architect groups and for significant movements and styles from art deco to postmodernism. An impressive visual reference for any architecture fan, these linen-spined volumes are housed in a linen and laminated slipcase.

566 architects from the 18th to the 21st century
Architect portrait, quote, and short biography
Description of important works, historical context, and general approach
Numerous drawings, photographs, and plans