High-rise Living - Hardcover

Weaving, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1586854100 ISBN 13: 9781586854102

Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc, 2004

Synopsis

A noted designer surveys twenty-five beautiful high-rise apartments from Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, and the United States, exploring the history of high-rise living and the architects who envisioned it as a solution to the population problem. 10,000 first printing.

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$39.95High-rise buildings are some of the most technically innovative and aesthetically interesting architecture of recent years. They have also become some of the most desirable property available in cities throughout the world. High Rise Living recounts the highlights of high-rise architecture from its genesis in "ideal socialist cities" to its contemporary ideal as a solution to environmental and world population housing issues. It features the work of such architectural greats as Louis Sullivan, Auguste Perret, Frank Lloyd Wright (yes, he did towers!), Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Erno Goldfinger, Bertrand Goldberg, I. M. Pei, the Archigram Group, Kisho Kurokawa, and others. Author Andrew Weaving hands you the entrance keys to twenty-five different apartments-with-a-view in Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, and the United States. This rich collection of photographs captures the unique views of these buildings and their stylish interiors. Featuring architecture and interior living spaces for high-rise condominiums and apartments, divided in three categories-Classic, Now, and Future-High-rise Living is a fresh look at modern, architecturally designed living spaces right in the heart of the city.Andrew Weaving is an expert on twentieth century architecture and design. He owns Century, a shop selling twentieth-century furniture in Central London. He trained as an interior designer then took his decorating talent to the fashion world when he became the display director for Browns, the London store who introduced Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Giorgio Armani to the U.K. market.He has written and styled many articles for Elle Decoration, Metropolitan Home, Decoration, and Modernism. He also coauthored Living with Mid-Century Design: Modern Retro and Living Modern. Andrew divides his time between his London loft and his mid-century home in Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586854100
• ISBN 13: 9781586854102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176