Complete Architecture Balkrishna Doshi by Steele James (14 results)

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Contents: Introduction -- the Indian past, the Indian future; the projects; complete chronology of works. 208 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 27 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Trade PB. 4to. Published by Watson-Guptill, New York. 1998. 208 pgs. Illustrated. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a concise history of the subject, and is also a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly chronological order to show the development of architecture, the ideas that comprise the book include innovative and influential concepts, technologies, techniques and movements. Each idea is presented through interesting text and arresting visuals, and explores when the idea first evolved and the subsequent impact it has had up to the present day. EB; 9.25 X 0.75 X 10.75 inches; 208 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The 40-year career of Balkrishna Doshi has been devoted to finding the proper balance between modern architecture and the rich indigenous traditions of India. As apprentice to Le Corbusier and friend of Louis Kahn, Doshi has worked with two of the most important pioneers of modernism on projects that have made a major contribution to both his own national tradition and the humane basis of modernism as a whole. The range of his ideas is fully explored in this book: adaptations of ancient Hindu geometry to contemporary town planning; the use of mythological figures, such as the Cobra King, as the inspiration for a free-form museum; and historical landmarks, such as the Ellora and Ajanta caves, as the basis for the design of a contemporary office building, the Diamond Bourse in Bombay. Illustrated with photographs and plans and complete with a comprehensive chronology of all the architect's works, this book should be influential not only in the developing countries themselves but also with the wider Western audience increasingly drawn to the principles of progress firmly rooted in tradition and of respect for human needs exemplified by Doshi's achievement. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Book is in excellent clean condition. Very slight shelf wear to cover.

softcover. Condition: Fine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER 1998. 26.5x24cm. 208 pages with 239 illustrations of which 120 are in colour. Flat spine. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref pt/26.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. - Advance copy w/ publication information tipped onto half title page - 239 illustrations w/ 120 in colour - Covers marked and rubbed - Spine ends and corners lightly bumped - Scuffed and toned area to spine where former sticker was attached - Some light staining to content - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight - 208 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 208 pages. Large shiny pictorial paperback pages with light wear to covers' corners. Pages very clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Monograph on the work of the Indian architect. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, plans and diagrams. Minor edge wear to covers. No marks, inscriptions or fading to inside pages. Not ex-library. Not a remainder. Binding is firm. 208 pages. s153.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. With 239 illustrations, 120 in colour. Large format book 27 x 24 cm. Pictorial card wraps with French flaps. Tight binding. Slight rubbing to surfaces. No creasing to spine. Content clean and bright with no markings. Not ex-library. No labels, names, notes or inscriptions. 208 pp. A very nice copy indeed. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked. NOTE: This is a large heavy book (approx 1.2 kg packed) so postage outside the UK may be higher than the default price - please ask BEFORE ordering.

Illustrated Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A crisp, clean Near Fine copy signed by the author on the half title page. 208 pp., profusely illustrated. The 40-year career of Balkrishna Doshi has been devoted to finding the proper balance between modern architecture and the rich indigenous traditions of India. As apprentice to Le Corbusier and friend of Louis Kahn, Doshi has worked with two of the most important pioneers of modernism on projects that have made a major contribution to both his own national tradition and the humane basis of modernism as a whole. Signed by Author(s).

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. Dust Jacket may NOT BE INCLUDED.CDs may be missing. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Card 208pp inc drawings plans elevations and photograph colour & BW illus.Fine.