Modern Architecture A-Z (Inbunden)
avGossel, Peter
ISBN: 9783836521321 - UTGIVEN: 2010-08-15Seven years in the making, 600 entries, 5,200 illustrations...
An unprecedented architecture encyclopedia
Unlike most architecture encyclopedias, which tend to concentrate more on buildings and floor plans than their designers, this tome puts the architects in the spotlight, profiling indi[...]
Architecture in the 20th Century (Inbunden)
avPeter Gossel, Gabriele Leuthauser, Peter Gossel
ISBN: 9783836541183 - UTGIVEN: 201212This is a must-have architecture bible. It deals with a century of great buildings and their creators. This is the be-all-end-all reference work for architecture in the 20th century. From Frank Lloyd Wright to Antoni Gaudi to Frank O. Gehry to Shigeru Ban and all the best stuff in between, it's all [...]
Antoni Gaudi (Pocket)
avMaria Antonietta Crippa, Peter Gossel, Maria Antonietta Crippa
ISBN: 9783822825181 - UTGIVEN: 200311RAISED DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, SPANISH ARCHITECT ANTONI GAUDI (1852-1926) STROVE TO DISTINGUISH AND REAFFIRM THE IDENTITY OF HIS NATIVE CATALONIA AS SPAIN AND THE REST OF EUROPE MODERNIZED. EARLY NEO-GOTHIC DESIGNS WERE THE STEPPING-STONE TO THE MATURE, ORIGINAL STYLE THAT CAME TO BE SYNON[...]
Frank Lloyd Wright (Pocket)
avBruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Peter Gossel, Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
ISBN: 9783822827574 - UTGIVEN: 200404Widely thought to be the greatest American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was a true pioneer, both artistically and technically. At a time when reinforced concrete and steel were considered industrial building materials, Wright boldly made use of them to build private homes. His prairie h[...]
Neutra (Pocket)
avBarbara Lamprecht, Peter Gossel, Barbara Lamprecht
ISBN: 9783822827734 - UTGIVEN: 200604The quintessential California Modernist "The continual refinement of human knowledge of the body and soul came to be one and the same thing for me, and the architecture of human living space its most necessary application and valuation." - Richard Neutra Born and raised in Vienna, Richard Neutra (18[...]
Saarinen (Pocket)
avPierluigi Serraino, Peter (EDT) Gossel, Pierluigi Serraino
ISBN: 9783822836453 - UTGIVEN: 2006-01Eero Saarinen was a visionary in the fields of furniture design and architecture. Among his greatest accomplishments are monuments that shaped architecture and became icons in themselves: Washington DC's Dulles International Airport, the TWA terminal at JFK Airport in New York, and the 630-foot high[...]
The Architect's Home (Inbunden)
avPeter Gossel
ISBN: 9783836544870 - UTGIVEN: 201303Autobiographical homes. This title deals with the houses architects design for themselves. The greatest challenge in designing homes is negotiating the delicate balance between aesthetics and the personal desires of the occupants. While it's important for the structure to reflect the vision and styl[...]
Eames (Inbunden)
avPeter Gossel, Gloria Koenig
ISBN: 9783836545365 - UTGIVEN: 201304This title deals with design's dynamic duo - the illustrious career of Charles and Ray Eames. Nothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design. Though they are best known to the general public for their furniture, the husband and wife duo of Charles and Ray Eames (1907-78 and 1912-88, respecti[...]
Prouve (Inbunden)
avPeter Gossel, Nils Peters
ISBN: 9783836545433 - UTGIVEN: 2013-04Utilitarian simplicity and graceful beauty. This book deals with the inspirational vision of Jean Prouve. French architect and designer Jean Prouve (1901-1984) was one of the most important constructors of the 20th century. Prouve's design innovations included cleverly-shaped metal parts for buildin[...]
