Architecture
The 50 Most Influential Architects in the World
Published on 28. February 2010
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-4081-2001-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is an introduction to the world's most important architects as well as a look at various architectural styles, movements and processes. It particularly concentrates on the ideas and contributions of 50 of the world's most influential architects and at 10 of the major movements in the field and their place in history. Some of the architects included are: Frank Lloyd Wright, Wren, Venturi and Saarinen and some of the topics covered include Modernism, Skyscrapers and Urban Planning. All in all, this is a compact, easily accessible, quick guide to the world's major architects.
Reviews / Votes
'Very handy source book that provides a useful overview of recent and contemporary architectural trends...concise and light it is perfect to take on board for a business trip yet still manages to weigh in on some very controversial and recent topics...' In Design (June 2010)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
70, full colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 184 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-2001-9 (9781408120019)
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Persons
John Stones has a PhD in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was features editor at Design Week and has worked for both Icon and Marketing Week. He is a freelance writer for various magazines including Elle Decoration and Monocle. He is also the author of a number of other books on design and architecture.
Content
Pre-20th Century - including Filippo Brunelleschi, Andrea Palladio, Inigo Jones, Francesco Borromini, Christopher Wren, Robert Adam, Karl Friederich Schinkel and George Hausmann. Early 20th Century - including CFA Voysey, Green and Green, Victor Horta, Henri van de Velde, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Joseph Maria Olbrich, Joseph Hoffmann and Antoni Gaudi. Modernism - including Adolf Loos, Otto Wagner, Louis H Sullivan, Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, JJP Oud, Marcel Breuer, Berthold Lubetkin and Philip Johnson. Mid-century modern - including Gio Ponti, Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, Oscar Niemeyer, Kenzo Tange, Jorn Utzon, Eero Saarinen, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Charles Eames and Richard Meier. Postmodern, high-tech, contemporary - including Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Kisho Kurokawa, Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Robert Venturi, Michael Graves, Toyo Ito, Daniel Libeskind, Rem Koolhas, Zaha Hadid and Herzog & De Meuron. Also sections on: Classical architecture Urban planning The industrial revolution Garden suburbs High rise buildings and skyscrapers Modernism Social housing Reinforced concrete Postmodernism Sustainable architecture