The story of modern architecture /

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Author / Creator:Favole, Paolo.
Uniform title:Storia dell'architettura moderna. English
Imprint:Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2012.
Description:143 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8827349
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Varying Form of Title:Modern architecture
ISBN:3791346415
9783791346410
Notes:Includes index.
Summary:History of modern architecture from 1900 through 1945.
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Summary:Part of an accessibly written and generously illustrated series on architecture through the ages, this book features modern architecture's most important architects and buildings, interior and exterior photographs, detailed images, drawings and plans. A style driven by huge technological advances, modernism is architecture's most diverse period. It encompasses buildings as varied as the Sydney Opera House and the Empire State skyscraper. This volume helps readers sort through the numerous movements, schools of design, and architectural styles of Modernism. Chronologically arranged, it includes some of twentieth century's most exciting buildings.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:143 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
ISBN:3791346415
9783791346410