Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series)
Description:
Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections, and Elevations features 106 of the most significant and influential buildings of the twentieth century, including classic works by such seminal architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and Alvar Aalto, as well as those by more recent masters, such as Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, and Rem Koolhaas.
Accurate scale plans show each floor, together with elevations, sections, and site plans where appropriate for each of the buildings. All of these have been specially drawn for this book and are based on the most up-to-date information and sources. The concise accompanying text explains the important architectural features of each building and the influences it shows or generated; one or two full-color images offer exterior and/or interior views. Cross-references to other buildings highlight the various connections between the key buildings.The illustrated introduction gives a brief overview of the development of architecture in the twentieth century, paying particular attention to issues of spatial organization. A bibliography provides further reading about the architects and the buildings discussed. The quality and number of line drawings allow the buildings to be understood in detail and make this book indispensable for all students of modern architecture. As an added bonus, the book includes a CD-ROM containing digital files of all drawings. Includes CD-ROM (PC and Mac compatible).Best prices to buy, sell, or rent ISBN 9780393731453
Related Books
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century - Plans, Sections and Elevations + CD ROM (2nd edition) /anglWeston, RichardEdition:2ndISBN-13:9781856696593
- Key Buildings of the 20th Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series)Weston, RichardEdition:SecondISBN-13:9780393733112
- Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century - Plans, Sections and Elevations + CD ROM /anglaisWeston, RichardISBN-13:9781856693820
- Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century - Plans, Sections and Elevations + CD ROM (2nd edition) /anglWeston, RichardEdition:2ndISBN-13:9781856696593
- Key Buildings of the 20th Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series)Weston, RichardEdition:SecondISBN-13:9780393733112
Frequently Asked Questions about Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series)
The price for the book starts from $8.66 on Amazon and is available from 17 sellers at the moment.
At BookScouter, the prices for the book start at $4.75. Feel free to explore the offers for the book in used or new condition from various booksellers, aggregated on our website.
If you’re interested in selling back the Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series) book, you can always look up BookScouter for the best deal. BookScouter checks 30+ buyback vendors with a single search and gives you actual information on buyback pricing instantly.
As for the Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series) book, the best buyback offer comes from and is $ for the book in good condition.
The Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series) book is in very low demand now as the rank for the book is 4,435,912 at the moment. A rank of 1,000,000 means the last copy sold approximately a month ago.
The highest price to sell back the Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations (Key Architecture Series) book within the last three months was on December 01 and it was $1.30.