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This sumptuous book surveys the wide range of styles — from ethereal and whimsical to epic and monumental, but always rational and surprisingly balanced — that have characterized modern architecture. Written by a group of renowned experts, the book features many high-quality images that show the multifaceted spirit of modern architecture and illustrate the complex international forces that helped create it. Styles range from technological expressiveness to the e… More >>
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In 1959 journalist John Roderick joined the Tokyo bureau of the Associated Press. There, he befriended a Japanese family, the Takishitas. After musing offhandedly that he would like to one day have his own house in Japan, the family unbeknownst to John set out to grant his wish. They found Roderick a 250-year-old minka, or hand-built farmhouse, with a thatched roof and held together entirely by wooden pegs and joinery. It was about to be washed away by flooding and … More >>
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How did the great architects of this century reconcile their vision of architecture with the realities of building? This is a crucial question that every student of architecture must confront. The Details of Modern Architecture the first comprehensive analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in the development of architecture, provides not one answer but many. The more than 500 illustrations are a major contribution in their own righ… More >>