How to Read Modern Buildings: A Crash Course in the Architecture of the Modern Era - Softcover

Jones, Will

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1474219039 ISBN 13: 9781474219037

Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2016

Synopsis

How to Read Modern Buildings is an indispensable pocket-sized guide to understanding the architecture of the modern era.

It takes the reader on a guided tour of modern architecture through its most iconic and significant buildings, showing how to read the hallmarks of each architectural style and how to recognize them in the buildings all around.

From Art Deco and Arts and Crafts, through the International Style and Modernism to today's environmental architecture and the rise and fall of the icon, all the major architectural movements from the 1900s to the present day are traced through their classic buildings. Examining the key architectural elements and hidden details of each style, we learn what to look out for and where to look for it. Packed with detailed drawings, plans, and photographs, this is both a fascinating architectural history and an effective I-spy guide - a must-read for anyone with an interest in modern design and architecture.

About this title

About the Author

Will Jones has been writing for architecture and design magazines around the world for over fifteen years. He is the author of many books, including How to Read Houses, How to Read New York, Unbuilt Masterworks of the 21st Century and Architects' Sketchbook.

From the Back Cover

How to Read Modern Buildings is an indispensable pocket-sized guide to understanding the architecture of the modern era.

It takes the reader on a guided tour of modern architecture through its most iconic and significant buildings, showing how to read the hallmarks of each architectural style and how to recognize them in the buildings all around.

From Art Deco and Arts and Crafts, through the International Style and Modernism to today's environmental architecture and the rise and fall of the icon, all the major architectural movements from the 1900s to the present day are traced through their classic buildings. Examining the key architectural elements and hidden details of each style, we learn what to look out for and where to look for it. Packed with detailed drawings, plans, and photographs, this is both a fascinating architectural history and an effective I-spy guide - a must-read for anyone with an interest in modern design and architecture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474219039
• ISBN 13: 9781474219037
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256