How architecture works a humanist's toolkit

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rybczynski, Witold, 1943- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux cop. 2013
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario: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 detail--of a stair balustrade, for instance--can convey an architect's vision.
Descripción Física:355 p. : il. ; 22 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
ISBN:9780374211745