The Guggenheim

The captivating tale of the plans and personalities behind one of New York City's most radical and recognizable buildings

About the author

Francesco Dal Co is professor of history of architecture at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura Venezia (IUAV) and director of the architecture magazine Casabella. His many publications include Modern Architecture (with Manfredo Tafuri) and Centre Pompidou: Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and the Making of a Modern Monument (Yale).

Summary

The captivating tale of the plans and personalities behind one of New York City's most radical and recognizable buildings

Product details

• Authors: Francesco Dal Co, Dal Co Francesco
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9780300226058
• ISBN: 978-0-300-22605-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 236 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Great Architects/Great Buildin; Great Architects/Great Buildings; Great Architects/Great Buildings; Great Architects/Great Buildin
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; New York, 20th Century, Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, ART / History / General, Individual architects & architectural firms, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ART / American / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Art, Modernism, History of Architecture, Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus, Individual architects and architectural firms, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings