Modern Architecture in Europe; A Guide to Building Since the Industrial Revolution. This item is unavailable.Modern Architecture in Europe; A Guide to Building Since the Industrial Revolution

The format is approximately 5.125 inches by 10.5 inches. 335, [1] pages. Illustrated covers. Maps (38 two-color maps and plans). Illustrations (Over 500 in black and white). Index of Buildings. Index of Building Types, Index of Architects. ISBN sticker on back cover. This work shows and describes more than five hundred notable examples of architecture in Great Britain, Scandinavia, and Western Europe. The contents include an historical overview and sections on fifteen European countries. Dennis J. De Witt is Vice-Chairman of the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum. He holds Masters degrees in Architecture from Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Commissioner of the Massachusetts Historical Commission and Past President of the Society of Architectural Historians/New England. In addition to his teaching and publications relating architectural, design, criticism, and history, he has been active in architectural preservation for fifty years. His past academic and museum affiliations include the Boston Architectural College, where he served as Coordinator of the Department of History, Theory and Criticism; the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he was a Research Associate; and the Field Museum, where he was an Archaeologist-Cartographer, for the important Broken K Pueblo excavation. In addition to helping develop the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum?s permanent exhibits, he co-curated its ?Art of Engineering? annual exhibit, 2015, and was U.S. co-curator of its ?Aqueducts of Portugal? exhibit, 2014. Modern Architecture in Europe: A Guide to Buildings Since the Industrial Revolution is a comprehensive architectural guide covering over 500 significant modern buildings in Great Britain, Scandinavia, and Western Europe. It offers photos and detailed listings of key structures. It includes over 500 examples of modern architecture, primarily in Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Great Britain. It provides a curated guide, cited as a useful reference for travelers or researchers exploring modern architectural sites. The De Witts traveled 55,000miles and visited 1,500 buildings during the preparation of this book. First American Edition [stated], First printing [stated].…