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Visionary architecture : unbuilt works of the imagination / Ernest Burden.
Publication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2000.Edition: 1st edDescription: 230 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0070089949 :
- NA209.5 .B87 2000
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| NA 204 .B73 1963 The world of architecture / | NA 204 .B73 1963 The world of architecture / | NA 208 .R8 1987 Architecture without architects : a short introduction to non-pedigreed architecture / | NA 209.5 .B87 2000 Visionary architecture : unbuilt works of the imagination / | NA 209.5 H47 2006 Dream Worlds : Architecture and Entertainment / | NA 210 .B37 1997 The early middle ages : from late antiquity to A.D. 1000 / | NA 215 .C55 1990 Ancient Egyptian construction and architecture / |
Includes index.
How the world's great artists envisioned the futureA panoramic exploration of works of the creative imagination throughout history, "Visionary Architecture: Unbuilt Works of the Imagination, by Ernest Burden, introduces you to a wide range of far-reaching, original designs that, unbuilt, survived purely as artistic vision.
The significant international content, from Prehistory through Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern periods: includes full-page illustrations of baroque stage sets, designs for the film Metropolis and urban cityscapes by M.C.Escher, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hugh Ferriss, and much more. A timeline integrates architectural events alongside their historical and cultural counterparts. The architectural imagery is represented by several media and stylistic techniques; sketches, drawings, paintings, models, andcomputer-generated images.
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