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Modern Architecture

The Structures that Shaped the Modern World

Jonathan Glancey
Illustrated descriptions of more than 500 buildings follow the evolution of architecture from the Arts and Crafts Movement via Art Deco and the International Style to Postmodernism and beyond. Case studies range from Gaudí’s Casa Batlló in Barcelona, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water in Pennsylvania and Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Illinois to Zaha Hadid’s Cardiff Opera House, Cesar Pelli’s Petronas Towers in Malaysia and Norman Foster’s ‘Gherkin’ in London.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Welbeck
  • Year: 2023
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 496pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 186x130mm
  • ISBN: 9781802791013
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.8kg
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545859
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Explore over 500 masterpieces of modern architecture in this celebration of the most iconic buildings in the world.

Written by acclaimed architecture expert Jonathan Glancey, Modern Architecture is a beautifully illustrated guide to the key styles, architects and movements that have defined our skylines since the dawn of the twentieth century. From the dizzying heights of the Shard to the exquisite curves of the Sydney Opera House, and from Frank Lloyd Wright to Sir David Adjaye, this is the essential handbook to the creative discipline that shapes our world.

'His comments are always informative, unashamedly partisan and often enjoyably tart' - Sunday Telegraph

'One of the finest architectural writers in contemporary Britain' - Scotland on Sunday
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