London's Contemporary Architecture: A Visitor's Guide - Softcover

London's Contemporary Architecture: A Visitor's Guide, Third Edition

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 200 pages. London's Contemporary Architecture: A Visitor's Guide is a practical and high ly-illustrated guide to the best modern buildings in the British capital. In ful l colour throughout, this map-based book contains pithy and fascinating comments , plus lavish illustrations, of more than 130 examples of London architectural p rojects from the last two decades.This third edition is completely up-to- date with the best and most interesting architecture of London, from the early 1 980s right up to the first years of a new millennium for the city. As the book i s logically arranged by geographical area, the reader is led on a physical and i ntellectual tour. This book directs the architectural enthusiast, professional o r amateur, to the sites most worth visiting, and provides the essential backgrou nd information for architectural appreciation. This includes references to the m ost significant and enjoyable of London's other architecture, of all periods.Ken Allinson and Victoria Thornton possess a unique familiarity with London' s architecture, serving on numerous public bodies and RIBA committees. Victoria is a founder of London Open House, an architectural charity that promotes the ac cessibility of London architecture. Ken is a practising architect, author of The Wild Card of Design and Getting There By Design, and also a studio lecturer at Oxford Brookes and Greenwich Universities. Together they currently run the resea rch consultancy Architectural Dialogue, and for over seventeen years they have b een researching and managing architectural study visits around the world. * Aids navigation of the city's greatest sights with a clear map-based format* Features more than 130 buildings, with full notes and references* Provide. Artikel-Nr. 5286g

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