Powell, Kenneth
The Great Builders
- ISBN 13:
- 9780500294789
- author:
- Powell, Kenneth
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 centimeters (0.24 kg
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Architecture & Design, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Great Builders surveys the careers of forty great architects whose engineering skills were crucial to their success. From churches and fortresses to bridges and high-tech skyscrapers, this survey covers 700 years of architectural history, featuring masterpieces from all over the world. The book explores how rapid advances in industrial production inspired experiments with new materials and techniques, leading to a whole new architecture emerging. It highlights the contributions of key figures such as Brunelleschi, Sinan, Joseph Paxton, and James Bogardus, alongside others like Le Corbusier, Auguste Perret, Mies van der Rohe, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, and Santiago Calatrava. With 26 illustrations, including 19 in colour, this book provides a comprehensive look at the evolution of architecture over seven centuries.
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