The Built, the Unbuilt and the Unbuildable. In Pursuit of Architectural Meaning

Harbison, Robert

ISBN 10: 0500341168 / ISBN 13: 9780500341162

Published by London, Thames and Hudson, 1991

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cloth, dustj, large 8vo 192 pp., 140 ills. gardens, monuments, fortifications, ruin's; paintings; unbuildable buildings; very good condition. Seller Inventory # 22292

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Built, the Unbuilt and the Unbuildable. ...

Publisher: London, Thames and Hudson

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis:

192 pages with 140 illustrations

Review:

" In this era of ubiquitous mass media, when today's catchword is tomorrow's cliche Robert Harbison has produced that rarity, a thoroughly personal and original book. "The Built, the Unbuilt and the Unbuildable is "a lucid, provocative meditation on architectural meaning, on 'some of the witting and unwitting means by which buildings evade functional necessities, or surpass them even while satisfying them.'" -- Nancy Levinson, Architectural Record

& quot; In this era of ubiquitous mass media, when today's catchword is tomorrow's cliche Robert Harbison has produced that rarity, a thoroughly personal and original book. The Built, the Unbuilt and the Unbuildable is a lucid, provocative meditation on architectural meaning, on 'some of the witting and unwitting means by which buildings evade functional necessities, or surpass them even while satisfying them.'& quot; -- Nancy Levinson, Architectural Record

"In this era of ubiquitous mass media, when today's catchword is tomorrow's cliche Robert Harbison has produced that rarity, a thoroughly personal and original book. "The Built, the Unbuilt and the Unbuildable is "a lucid, provocative meditation on architectural meaning, on 'some of the witting and unwitting means by which buildings evade functional necessities, or surpass them even while satisfying them.'"--Nancy Levinson, Architectural Record