Fifty modern buildings that changed the world
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Author
Contributions
- Design Museum (London, England) - Contributor
Publication
2015 - Conran Octopus, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
26,500 words, Guess
Page Count
106 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL44460114M
- ISBN-139781840916805
- ISBN-10184091680X
- OCLC Control Number894936048
- OCLC Control Numberfiftymodernbuild0000sudj
Classifications
- DDC720
- LCCNA2550 .S83 2015
Alternate Titles
- 50 modern buildings that changed the world
- Design Museum fifty modern buildings that changed the world
Description
The history of modern architecture is as diverse as it is beautiful, varying wildly from region to region and era to era. Here Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, explores 50 of the most significant and striking buildings in the world, from the modernist aesthetic of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to the eye-catching flair of Beijing's CCTV Headquarters. Contents include: Villa Savoye, Poissy Rockefeller Center, New York Eames House, Los Angeles Montreal Biosphere, Montreal Pompidou Centre, Paris Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao Beijing Olympic Stadium, Beijing Selfridges, Birmingham ...and many more.
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