ISBN: 9780889027336 - contemporary canadian architects: the mainstream and beyond (4 risultati)

4°, OKarton. 216 S. mit zahlr. Abb., Einb. minimal randbestossen Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. First Thus. SUBTITLED : `The Mainstream and Beyond '. These 216 pages highlight some of the recent architectural landmarks of major Canadian cities - from Granville Island in Vancouver to Granville Street in Halifax and from the Plus 15 walkway system in Calgary to Pavilion '70 in the Laurentians. Some projects are built and others are at the proposal stage. Some are new buildings, others are renovations. Illustrations in b/w photography are EXTENSIVE. There are also architectural drawings and models. Learn more about : Terre des Hommes, glass cliffs, Barton Myers Associates, linking space, Moshe Safdie, Seagram's barrel storage warehouse, York Quay Centre, urban fabric, St. Boniface Cathedral, transparency and opacity, Shoctor Theatre, and the Museum of Anthropology. Cond : Paper wrapper is light green with yellow and rust coloured lettering. Front cover graphic (wraps around) is a colour photo of the Mississauga City Hall, the Seagram Museum gets a sm. b/w shot on the back cover. Corners (fore) are sli. soft, edges also lightly chipped, spine fine. Colours bright, binding tight. UNsoiled. No tears, no marks in TEXT. No names, no creases. VG student's reference item !! Quote (p. 149) : " Few visitors fail to be moved by the museum. On the surface, it is a cool and pristine building in contrast to its lush setting and unusually animate artifacts. Fundamentally, however, the architecture of the museum structures and heightens the visitor's perceptions both of ._._._. ." Size: 4to. B/W Drawings and Photographs (illustratore).…

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good with no dust jacket. 216 pp. Photos. Edgewear. Corners rubbed. Revised and expanded edition. A study of some significant Canadian architectural projects in the post-Expo era. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 4to. pp. 190, [1]. 199 b/w illus. biblio. index. bds. dw. First Edition.