Great Modern Architecture: The World's Most Spectacular Buildings
By Bill Price.
Description
From the Publisher "All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts or stimulates the persons in that space."-Philip Johnson A society's architecture can tell us a huge amount about its people, including their collective priorities, their deepest fears as well as their hopes for the future. A great building can do many things. It can sanctify or nurture, expose or protect, it can seem strong and impenetrable or warm and welcoming. The very best architects make their reputations and careers from manipulating materials i...
ISBN(s)
1435114337, 9781435114333
