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Visions of Architecture
Stephen Lees
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Description for Visions of Architecture
Paperback. This book looks at the development and influence of buildings and why they are designed in a particular way. Num Pages: 128 pages, 53 line drawings. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408. 128 pages, 53 line drawings. This book looks at the development and influence of buildings and why they are designed in a particular way. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AMA. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 10. Weight: 406.
This fascinating study of the development of Western architecture focuses on a unique selection of 52 buildings - mostly from the last 300 years - examining why they have been designed in a particular way, the methods and materials used to construct them and their impact on the development of construction technology.
The buildings have been chosen for their interesting history or design, or both, and are each beautifully illustrated as an architectural line drawing. They range from St Pancras Hotel in London to the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in New York City, to the Stoclet Palace ... Read more
This fascinating study of the development of Western architecture focuses on a unique selection of 52 buildings - mostly from the last 300 years - examining why they have been designed in a particular way, the methods and materials used to construct them and their impact on the development of construction technology.
The buildings have been chosen for their interesting history or design, or both, and are each beautifully illustrated as an architectural line drawing. They range from St Pancras Hotel in London to the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in New York City, to the Stoclet Palace ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408128817
SKU
V9781408128817
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Ref
99-10
About Stephen Lees
Stephen Lees read Law at the University of East Anglia before training as a Barrister at Lincoln's Inn in London. His involvement in Contract and Construction Law is due to his interest in the construction process and the practical applications of design innovation and building technology. He has an extraordinary ability to represent the perspective and ... Read more
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