Modern buildings

by John Winter

COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE Hardcover Text/BRAND NEW. Black linen boards w/gilt spine lettering/NF w/light edge rubs. DJ/NF w/edge rubs & short closed tear to lower front edge near corner. A study of postwar architecture of the 20th century as reflection of advances in technology and sharpened social awareness. In depth analysis of 12 major structures which 1, Unite D'Habitation, Marseille; 2, Seagram Building, New York; 3, Crown Hall, Chicago; 4, Palace of Labour, Turin; 5, Union Tank Car Dome, Baton Rouge; 6, Highpoint, London; 7, Eames House, Santa Monica; 8, Office Building, Kalamazoo; 9, Siedlung Halen, Berne; 10, Housing at Roehampton, London; 11, Cummins Factory, Darlington; and, 12, Eight Courthouses, Chicago. Text illustrated with b/w photographs and color plates.

Genres: Architecture

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1969