The Look of Architecture - Softcover

Rybczynski, Witold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195156331 ISBN 13: 9780195156331

Verlag: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2003

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Book by Rybczynski Witold

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"As always, Rybczynski has an eye for the telling detail and an ear for the felicitous phrase."--Eric P. Nash, New York Times Book Review "In his absorbing and accessible book-length essay on the relationship between fashion and building design...Rybczynski argues eloquently that, as in fashion, a building's form is molded by the tastes of its age."--One: Design Matters "Rybczyniski takes a seemingly whimsical topic--the role of fashion in architecture--and lightly teases from it some discomfiting truths."--Kirkus (starred review) "A thoughtful and thought-provoking look at how buildings reflect the desires of their age."--The Boston Globe "As always, Rybczynski has an eye for the telling detail and an ear for the felicitous phrase."--Eric P. Nash, New York Times Book Review "In his absorbing and accessible book-length essay on the relationship between fashion and building design...Rybczynski argues eloquently that, as in fashion, a building's form is molded by the tastes of its age."--One: Design Matters "Rybczyniski takes a seemingly whimsical topic--the role of fashion in architecture--and lightly teases from it some discomfiting truths."--Kirkus (starred review) "A thoughtful and thought-provoking look at how buildings reflect the desires of their age."--The Boston Globe "As always, Rybczynski has an eye for the telling detail and an ear for the felicitous phrase."--Eric P. Nash, New York Times Book Review "In his absorbing and accessible book-length essay on the relationship between fashion and building design...Rybczynski argues eloquently that, as in fashion, a building's form is molded by the tastes of its age."--One: Design Matters "Rybczyniski takes a seemingly whimsical topic--the role of fashion in architecture--and lightly teases from it some discomfiting truths."--Kirkus (starred review) "A thoughtful and thought-provoking look at how buildings reflect the desires of their age."--The Boston Globe "As always, Rybczynski has an eye for the telling detail and an ear for the felicitous phrase."--Eric P. Nash, New York Times Book Review "In his absorbing and accessible book-length essay on the relationship between fashion and building design...Rybczynski argues eloquently that, as in fashion, a building's form is molded by the tastes of its age."--One: Design Matters "Rybczyniski takes a seemingly whimsical topic--the role of fashion in architecture--and lightly teases from it some discomfiting truths."--Kirkus (starred review) "A thoughtful and thought-provoking look at how buildings reflect the desires of their age."--The Boston Globe "As always, Rybczynski has an eye for the telling detail and an ear for the felicitous phrase."--Eric P. Nash, New York Times Book Review "In his absorbing and accessible book-length essay on the relationship between fashion and building design...Rybczynski argues eloquently that, as in fashion, a building's form is molded by the tastes of its age."--One: Design Matters "Rybczyniski takes a seemingly whimsical topic--the role of fashion in architecture--and lightly teases from it some discomfiting truths."--Kirkus (starred review) "A thoughtful and thought-provoking look at how buildings reflect the desires of their age."--The Boston Globe

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A witty and engaging examination of style in architecture by bestselling author Witold Rybczynski

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0195156331
• ISBN 13: 9780195156331
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 150