Isbn: 9781580932646 - building up and tearing down: reflections on the age of architecture (7 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 320 pages. PAUL GOLDBERGER ON THE AGE OF ARCHITECTURE The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao by Fr ank Gehry, the CCTV Headquarters by Rem Koolhaas, the Getty Center by Richard Me ier, the Times Building by Renzo Piano: Pulitzer Prize?winning critic Paul Gol dberger?s tenure at The New Yorker has documented a captivating era in the wor ld of architecture, one in which larger-than-life buildings, urban schemes, hist oric preservation battles, and personalities have commanded an international sta ge. Goldberger?s keen observations and sharp wit make him one of the most insi ghtful and passionate architectural voices of our time. In this collection of fi fty-seven essays, the critic Tracy Kidder called ?America?s foremost interpr eter of public architecture? ranges from Havana to Beijing, from Chicago to La s Vegas, dissecting everything from skyscrapers by Norman Foster and museums by Tadao Ando to airports, monuments, suburban shopping malls, and white-brick apar tment houses. This is a comprehensive account of the best?and the worst?of t he ?age of architecture.? On Norman Foster: Norman Foster is the Mozart of m odernism. He is nimble and prolific, and his buildings are marked by lightness a nd grace. He works very hard, but his designs don?t show the effort. He brings an air of unnerving aplomb to everything he creates?from skyscrapers to airpo rts, research laboratories to art galleries, chairs to doorknobs. His ability to produce surprising work that doesn?t feel labored must drive his competitors crazy. On the Westin Hotel: The forty-five-story Westin is the most garish tall building that has gone up in New York in as long as I can remember. It is fascin ating, if only because it makes Times Square vulgar in a whole new way, extendin.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 319pp.Signed by Paul Goldberger on title page. 9781580932646 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Z. Signed by Author(s).