The United Nations at 70: Restoration and Renewal, The Seventieth Anniversary of the United Nations and the Restoration of the New York Headquarters - Rilegato

Ahtisaari, Martti; Wiseman, Carter

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ISBN 10: 0847846156 ISBN 13: 9780847846153

Casa editrice: Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 2015

Riassunto

A celebration of the United Nations and its newly restored headquarters on the advent of its 70th anniversary. Perched along the East River in midtown Manhattan, the exceptional modern buildings of the United Nations Headquarters house an organization with an equally exceptional mission. Designed in the 1940s by the most renowned international architects of the day, including Wallace K. Harrison of the United States, Le Corbusier of France, and Oscar Niemeyer of Brazil, the UN is both an architectural and a historic landmark. The United Nations at 70 documents in gleaming new photography the restoration of the entire building complex.

Complementing the chronicle of the restoration by Carter Wiseman is a fascinating first-person essay by Martti Ahtisaari, which discusses the new and challenging issues facing the UN today.

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Recensione:

"Bright, glossy color before-and-after exterior and interior photos and numerous black-and-white historical shots fill [The United Nations at 70]. Photos of the UN's design are a particular delight: elements such as inlaid-wood door motifs and wallpaper designs . . . Architects and preservationists will appreciate the details of the renovation process, and general readers interested in mid-century architecture will enjoy poring over the many photos." 
-LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEWS

"[The United Nations at 70: Restoration and Renewal] offers an insider's guided tour during and after renovations of what Mr. Wiseman writes is one building that 'can claim its place on the list of international landmarks as a symbol of the world's most enduring aspiration: peace.'"
-THE NEW YORK TIMES

L'autore:

Ban Ki-moon, previously minister of foreign affairs and trade of the Republic of Korea, is the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Martti Ahtisaari, former president of Finland, has served the United Nations in many capacities and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008. Carter Wiseman is the author of Twentieth-Century American Architecture: The Buildings and Their Makers.

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• Editore: Rizzoli Intl Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0847846156
• ISBN 13: 9780847846153
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 204