| Description |
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Hemiunu -- Marcus Vitruvius -- Henry Yevele -- Filippo Brunelleschi -- Kuai Xiang -- Mimar Sinan -- Andrea Palladio -- Inigo Jones -- Gian Lorenzo Bernini -- Louis Le Vau -- Christopher Wren -- Nicholas Hawksmoor -- John Vanbrugh -- John Nash -- Joan Soane -- George Gilbert Scott -- Daniel Burnham -- Antoni Gaudí -- Louis Sullivan -- Frank Lloyd Wright -- Charles Rennie Mackintosh -- Edwin Lutyens -- Walter Gropius -- Willem Dudok -- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe -- Le Corbusier -- Paule Revere Williams -- Louis Kahn -- Philip Johnson -- Oscar Niemeyer -- Eero Saarinen -- Minoru Yamasaki -- I.M. Pei -- Jørn Utzon -- Norma Merrick Sklarek -- Frank Gehry -- Denise Scott Brown -- Richard Rogers -- Álvaro Siza -- Norman Foster -- Jan Gehl -- Renzo Piano -- Eva Jiřičná -- Tado Ando -- Rem Koolhaas -- Daniel Libeskind -- Zaha Hadid -- Santiago Sejima -- David Adjaye. |
| Summary |
"Award-winning architecture writer Ike Ijeh introduces 50 of the world's most influential architects and a selection of their most celebrated buildings, showcased with full-color photography. The architects selected here have designed buildings that are as dramatic as their impact on the world of architecture. From familiar modern era names such as Zaha Hadid and Sir Norman Foster to geniuses from history such as Nicholas Hawksmoor and Andrea Palladio, Ike Ijeh reveals his top 50 list of the architects deserving of the description 'greatest'. Each double-page spread focuses on a different architect, outlining their influences, the legacy of their ideas and revealing the glorious designs that have made them famous. Includes: Full-color photographs and illustrations of famous buildings around the world; Concise professional biographies of the architects listed; Plans from great architecture projects; Entries arranged in chronological order for easy reference. With this wonderful hardback reference guide you can discover the true breadth of the creative achievements that lie within the careers of these architectural giants and enjoy their beautiful creations through images and illustrations"--Publisher's description. |
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Architects -- History.
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Architecture -- History.
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Architecture -- Themes, motives.
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Architects -- Biography.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Fifty greatest architects |
| ISBN |
9781839406690 |
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1839406690 |
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