Visionary Architecture: Unbuilt Works of the Imagination

Ernest Burden

ISBN 10: 0070089949 / ISBN 13: 9780070089945

Editore: McGraw-Hill Professional, 1999

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Spuren von Feuchtigkeit / Nässe; Leichte Risse; Gebogener Buchrücken. How the world's great artists envisioned the futureA panoramic exploration of works of the creative imagination throughout history, Visionary Unbuilt Works of the Imagination, by Ernest Burden, introduces you to a wide range of far-reaching, original designs that, unbuilt, survived purely as artistic vision. The significant international content, from Prehistory through Medieval, Renaissance,and Modern includes full-page illustrations of baroque stage sets, designs for the film Metropolis and urban cityscapes by M.C.Escher, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hugh Ferriss, and much more. A timeline integrates architectural events alongside their historical and cultural counterparts. The architectural imagery is represented by several media and stylistic techniques; sketches, drawings, paintings, models, andcomputer-generated images.

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• Titolo: Visionary Architecture: Unbuilt Works of the Imagination
• Editore: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0070089949
• ISBN 13: 9780070089945
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: Fair

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How the world's great artists envisioned the futureA panoramic exploration of works of the creative imagination throughout history, Visionary Architecture: Unbuilt Works of the Imagination, by Ernest Burden, introduces you to a wide range of far-reaching, original designs that, unbuilt, survived purely as artistic vision. The significant international content, from Prehistory through Medieval, Renaissance,and Modern periods: includes full-page illustrations of baroque stage sets, designs for the film Metropolis and urban cityscapes by M.C.Escher, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hugh Ferriss, and much more. A timeline integrates architectural events alongside their historical and cultural counterparts. The architectural imagery is represented by several media and stylistic techniques; sketches, drawings, paintings, models, andcomputer-generated images.

Informazioni sull?autore

Ernest Burden (New York, NY), Assoc. AIA, is an architect, author and consultant specializing in marketing and project delivery strategies. He is the author of many books on design and presentation, including McGraw-Hill's Entourage: A Tracing File and Color Source Book. He is also the author of three illustrated dictionaries for McGraw-Hill: Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Illustrated Dictionary of Architectural Preservation, and Illustrated Dictionary of Building Design and Construction.