Palais Des Machines (Architecture in Detail)

Stuart Durant

ISBN 10: 0714829307 / ISBN 13: 9780714829302

Verlag: Phaidon Press, London, 1994

Beschreibung

First edition. trade softcover. Published London: Phaidon Press, 1994, first printing. Folio wrappers with French flaps, 11 7/8" x 11 7/8", 60pp., illustrated throughout with color and b/w reproductions. Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007605

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Palais Des Machines (Architecture in Detail)

Verlag: Phaidon Press, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1994

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, As Issued

Auflage: 1st

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe:

Widely regarded as the most important metal and glass structure of the 19th century, the Palais des Machines was widely admired at the time of its inauguration at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889. Although extremely influential in first half of the 20th century (impressing Behrens and Gropius among others), it subsequently came to represent little more than a footnote in modernist histories. This work seeks to re-establish the building's true significance, demonstrating the Palais's interaction between the thinking of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and innovative approaches towards technology of the era. Each of these monographs is designed to be a complete and accurate archival record, aiming to become a standard reference on that building, for students and scholars as well as practising architects.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Stuart Durant lectures in architecture and design history at Kingston University.