50 Architects You Should Know

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.

About the author

Dr. Isabel Kuhl ist Kunsthistorikerin, freie Lektorin und Autorin. Sie lebt und arbeitet in Barcelona.

Kristina Lowis ist als Autorin für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte tätig.

Product details

• Authors: Isabel Kuhl, Kristina Lowis, Sabine Thiel-Siling
• Publisher: Prestel
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2008
• EAN: 9783791340432
• ISBN: 978-3-7913-4043-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Weight: 660 g
• Illustrations: w. 200 col. ill.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Architekt, Architektin s.a. Einzeleintrag