Contemporary World: Architecture Pearman, Hugh

Pearman, Hugh

ISBN 10: 0714842036 / ISBN 13: 9780714842035

Published by Phaidon Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contemporary World: Architecture Pearman, Hugh
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714842036
• ISBN 13: 9780714842035
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: D'occasion - Comme neuf

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Synopsis

Contemporary World Architecture is a comprehensive survey of international architecture from the late 1960s to the end of the twentieth century, offering a critical study of the social, cultural and political changes that have shaped the built environment. Continual advances in building technology, shifting demographics and increasing levels of global communications have a continuing impact on architectural ideology and building types.

This extensive volume is divided into 13 chapters, each organized typologically by building function: Visual Arts, Performance, Learning, Religion, Consumerism, Living, Workplace, Industry, Leisure, Transport, Sport, Civic Realm and Towers. It presents over 660 recent public and private buildings by many of the world's key protagonists, examining the evolution of new architectural solutions from the late 1960s to the end of the century. Now available for the first time in paperback, this intricately illustrated and rigorous critique will provide a stimulating and invaluable reference book for a wide audience.

About the Author

Hugh Pearman is a London-based writer, broadcaster and lecturer. He has been architecture and design critic for The Sunday Times since 1986, and contributes to numerous other newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide. He is also the author of Equilibrium: the Work of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, also published by Phaidon.