Key Contemporary Buildings
Plans, Sections and Elevations
Published on 6. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-393-73242-9 (ISBN)
Description
Third in the series of Key books, this volume offers newly drawn plans and color photographs of a wide range of buildings by out-standing architects arranged by plan: centralized and radial plans; linear structures; terraced houses; stacked plans; orthogonal and eccentric courtyards; special cityscape responses; and infills, additions, and extensions.
Reviews / Votes
"[C]ontains a wealth of information about the current state of spatial thinking - the cumulative impact of which is cause for optimism and excitement...Recommended." -- Choice "Tightly written, clearly organized and well-stocked with consistently distinguished works across a wide range of building types. As a thoughtfully edited survey, this book is a valuable record of current architectural production." -- Urban Design ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 295 mm
Width: 246 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
1193 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-73242-9 (9780393732429)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Rob Gregory is a British architect and assistant editor of the Architectural Review.