
Why You Can Build it Like That
Modern Architecture Explained
John Zukowsky(Author)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 24. August 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-500-29178-8 (ISBN)
Description
In Why You Can Build It Like That, John Zukowsky examines buildings from the past half century or so that pushed the boundaries of what was architecturally acceptable when they were built. 100 striking international examples of modern architecture are categorized into thematic chapters that reflect form as well as society. Zukowsky explores the history of these buildings and their makers, presenting relevant biographical factors and socio-cultural influences that impacted on the distinctive designs. The book includes the works of heroic early modernist architects such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright, alongside long-established architectural firms such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It also features mavericks of the past and present - Bruce Goff, Shin Takamatsu and Shigeru Ban - and singular architectural wonders that reflect their own times. Readers will find out why all the featured buildings look the way they do, and why they were created when and where they were. Zukowsky's original text unravels the rich and complex stories that exist behind the design of some of the world's more unconventional monuments, revealing exactly why each building is one of a kind.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
100 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-29178-8 (9780500291788)
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Person
John Zukowsky is an architectural historian and retired museum professional, and the author of numerous books. He was curator of architecture at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1978 to 2004 and has held several executive positions at institutions in Chicago, New York and Ohio. Among his books is Architecture Inside and Out, also published by Thames & Hudson.
Content
1. The Triumph of Geometry: Circles, Rectangles, Triangles, and Trapezoids * 2. Space Age Aesthetics * 3. Pop Culture and Design * 4. Shards and Shapes: Skyscraper Style * 5. Escape to the Past? Or Back from the Future?