50 Architects You Should Know - Softcover

Kuhl, Isabel; Lowis, Kristina; Thiel-Siling, Sabine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3791340433 ISBN 13: 9783791340432

Publisher: Prestel, 2008

Synopsis

Starting with the Renaissance, this introduction to fifty visionary architects traces the major aesthetic movements over the past six centuries and offers concise portraits of the geniuses behind them. This accessible and lively survey takes readers around the world and through history, from Filippo Brunelleschi to Antoni Gaudi to Frank Gehry. Doublepage spreads feature full-color illustrations, informative sidebars, and a timeline that extends throughout the book. A concise and accessible architectural history, this book is a fascinating look at the enormous variety of ways architects have helped define their eras.

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Starting with the Renaissance, this introduction to fifty visionary architects traces the major aesthetic movements over the past six centuries and offers concise portraits of the geniuses behind them. This accessible and lively survey takes readers around the world and through history, from Filippo Brunelleschi to Antoni Gaudi to Frank Gehry.

About the Author:

Isabel Kuhl is an art historian living in Cologne, Germany. Her previous books include Andy Warhol and Vincent van Gogh (both by Prestel).

About this edition

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 3791340433
• ISBN 13: 9783791340432
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176