| Master Builders: Le Corbusier, Mies Van Der Rohe, and Frank Lloyd Wright (Reissue) Reissue Edition Contributor(s): Blake, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393315045 ISBN-13: 9780393315042 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $26.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1996 Annotation: The story of modern architecture is told here through the lives and works of three men who changed the face of the cities we live in. Le Corbusier gave to modern design a sure and brilliant sense of form; Mies brought an almost Gothic discipline of structure; and Wright heralded a new and dramatic concept of space and freedom. Through this triple focus, Peter Blake provides a perspective on the entire range of twentieth-century architecture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General |
| Dewey: 724.9 |
| LCCN: 96229682 |
| Series: Norton Library |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.39" W x 7.98" (1.06 lbs) 450 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Le Corbusier gave to modern design a sure and brilliant sense of form; Mies brought an almost Gothic discipline of structure; and Wright heralded a new and dramatic concept of space and freedom. Through this triple focus, Peter Blake provides a perspective on the entire range of twentieth-century architecture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blake, Peter: - The late Peter Blake, an architect, once served as head of the architecture and design department of the Museum of Modern Art, editor in chief of Architectural Forum, and chairman of the department of architecture at Catholic University. |