Uncommon Structures, Unconventional Builders
Language: English
Published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York, 2001
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- Title
- Uncommon Structures, Unconventional Builders
- Author
- Van Dine, Alan
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Fine (-)
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Paper Over Boards
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1579121616
- ISBN 13
- 9781579121617
- Edition
- First Thus (by this publisher)
- Item weight
- 2.2 pounds
- Dimensions
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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From Anasazi cliff dwelling to Gothic cathedrals, Neolithic huts to French chateaux, seventeen of the world's most ambitious and legendary building projects are chronicled in this lively, entertaining book. What unique vision brought each of these structures into being? And what twists and turns did the architects, designers, artisans, and builders encounter on the way to realizing their dreams?
As the author points out in his preface, the planning and raising of a building projects are chronicled in this lively, entertaining book. What unique vision brought each of these structures into being? And what twists and turns did the architects, designers, artisans, and builders encounter on the way to realizing their dreams?
As the author points out in his preface, the planning and raising of a building is so all-consuming a project that it is likely to involve liberal amounts of ambition, hope, fear, greed, pride, and reverence. Though the structure itself may stand for centuries, the story of a building is often buried and forgotten - and eventually, the building is, too. No one knows for sure what the Tower of Babel looked like, or the Colossus of Rhodes, or the city of Jericho. Other structures, such as Ireland's Round Towers or the rock city of Petra, have outlived all memory of how or why they were built, or who built them. There are igloos and nomads' tents and early American cottages being built today based on age-old traditions, by generations who have lost track of how these basic forms of shelter first came to be.
Wide-ranging in scope, encompassing a myriad of cultures, time periods, and building materials, this lush volume offers a surprise on every page, as it celebrates human (and, in one case, avian) ingenuity, perseverance, and the persistence of the creative spirit.
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