Space, Time and Architecture - The Growth of a New Tradition

Informationen zum Autor Sigfried Giedion was the first secretary-general of the International Congress of Modern Architecture. He taught at the University of Zurich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University, where he became chairman of the Graduate School of Design. Klappentext A classic first published in 1941 and translated into half a dozen languages, Space, Time and Architecture is an the unparalleled work on the shaping of our architectural environment. The discussions of leading architects-Wright, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe, Aalto, Utzon, Sert, Tange, and Maki-are accompanied by over 500 illustrations. Zusammenfassung A classic first published in 1941 and translated into half a dozen languages, Space, Time and Architecture is an the unparalleled work on the shaping of our architectural environment. The discussions of leading architects—Wright, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe, Aalto, Utzon, Sert, Tange, and Maki—are accompanied by over 500 illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: Sigfried Giedion, Giedion Sigfried
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.11.2008
• EAN: 9780674030473
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03047-3
• No. of pages: 960
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 243 mm x 42 mm
• Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures; The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book; Architecture, ARCHITECTURE / General