| Concrete: Photography and Architecture Bilingual Edition Contributor(s): Janser, Daniela (Editor), Seelig, Thomas (Editor), Stahel, Urs (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3858813699 ISBN-13: 9783858813695 Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Architectural & Industrial |
| Dewey: 778.94 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 8.5" W x 11.2" (4.70 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fields of photography and architecture have long been closely linked: photography provides a powerful way for architecture to be appreciated from a distance, and the camera lens alters and enhances buildings so that they can be appreciated anew, even by those already intimately familiar with them. Concrete: Photography and Architecture explores this deep and often complex relationship, with particular attention paid not only to how photography influences the perception of architecture but also the very design itself. Beginning with the invention of photography in the nineteenth century, this volume presents iconic images of urban architecture and townscapes that are organized thematically rather than simply chronologically. The editors have assembled over two hundred images from numerous notable photographers, including: Georg Aerni, Adolphe Braun, Balthasar Burkhard, Lynn Cohen, Walker Evans, Lucien Herv , Germaine Krull, Stanley Kubrick, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and William Henry Fox Talbot. Originally published to coincide with an exhibition celebrating the Fotomuseum Winterthur's twentieth anniversary, Concrete: Photography and Architecture is an exhaustive investigation of architectural photography and is as beautiful as it is informative. |
Contributor Bio(s): Janser, Daniela: - Daniela Janser is a research assistant at the Fotomuseum Winterthur.Stahel, Urs: - Urs Stahel is director at the Fotomuseum Winterthur. |
