History & Criticism - Architecture, Individual Architects & Buildings, Architectural Time Periods & Styles, Artists, Architects & Photographers - Biography
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Overview
This biographical-based reference details the lives and works of 585 of the greatest living architects, landscape architects and structural engineers, as well as those masters from earlier in this century whose work continues to influence the progress of modern architecture.This 3rd edition includes 70 new entrants and updates the events, awards, exhibitions and works produced by the previous listees since 1980. Each listing provides: a detailed biography, list of major works, lists of books by and about the architect, a photograph of a representative work and an evaluative essay by a specialist in the field. In many cases, the architect provides comments on his/her own work.
Book Details
Published
June 1, 1980
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pages
933
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312166359