Terror and Wonder - Architecture in a Tumultuous Age

Informationen zum Autor Blair Kamin is the architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune. His books include the critically acclaimed Why Architecture Matters: Lessons from Chicago and Tribune Tower: American Landmark. Klappentext Offers a look at the extraordinary ways that architecture mirrors our values - and shapes our everyday lives. This title gathers the best of the author's writings along with reflections on an era framed by the destruction of the World Trade Center and the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper. Zusammenfassung Offers a look at the extraordinary ways that architecture mirrors our values - and shapes our everyday lives. This title gathers the best of the author's writings along with reflections on an era framed by the destruction of the World Trade Center and the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Blair Kamin, Kamin Blair
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.11.2010
• EAN: 9780226423111
• ISBN: 978-0-226-42311-1
• Pagine: 320
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; 2000 bis 2009 n. Chr., Architecture, Cultural Studies, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, City & town planning - architectural aspects, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, United States of America, USA, Architectural structure and design, City and town planning: architectural aspects