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Since the first moment that humans looked across to the other side of a stretch of water, we have been fascinated with bridges and their power to bring people together. Bridges have a special significance both for architects and the general public: they can evoke exhilaration, triumph, and fear. In over 200 colour pages, this new book attempts to find out why. Bridge , edited by the documentary film-maker Lucy Blakstad, is published to accompany a major BBC TV series, and also coincides with the re-opening of the Millennium Bridge in London. This structure, designed by Norman Foster and closed within days of first being opened in 2000 due to its high levels of movement, is one of the key case studies in the book. Also featured in depth are the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, which has carried millions of people over the water to Manhattan during its 120 year life; and the Mostar bridge in Bosnia, a victim of the war in 1993, and tragically bombed out of existence. Bridge also includes studies of some of
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Lucy Blakstad is one of Britain's most highly-acclaimed documentary directors, whose 'Naked', a BBC series about the ageing human body, was hailed as one of the best British documentaries of 1999. She has also produced and directed a series of award-winning films for the BBC2 series 'Modern Times'. This is her first book.
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Condition: Sehr gut. Einband leicht berieben. - Bridges: changing the world -- Cedric Price: getting to the other side. Nick Barley -- Chris Wise: engineer of the Millennium Bridge. Jonathan Bel! -- Imagination is the root of all change. Jane Rendell -- Millennium Bridge: a visual essay. Lucy Blakstad, lain Cadt and Gautier Deblonde -- Bridges: bringing people together -- Santiago Calatrava's dynamic equilibrium. Robert Steiger -- Fabricating the Brooklyn Bridge. Julie Lasky -- Brooklyn Bridge: a visual essay .Lucy Blakstad, lain Cadby and Gautier Deblonde -- Bridges: disaster and death -- Leon Salomon Moissieff: engineer of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Derek Locke -- Gary Gorman: 'Shouldn't death be a swan dive?' Peter Hall -- A legend which did not survive Ozren Kebo -- Mostar Bridge: a visual essay Lucy Blakstad, lain Cadby and Gautier Deblonde. ISBN 9783764366438 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550 Mit zahlr. auch farb. Abb. Broschiert. Seller Inventory # 31475
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Bridge : the Architecture of Connection / Lucy Blakstad
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