From The Ground Up - Observations On Contemporary Architecture, Housing, Highway Building, And Civic Design

A collection of twenty-six essays from the New Yorker's "Sky Line" column.

Info autore

Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1955 and received the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. He is the author of The City in History, The Culture of Cities, Condition of Man, Interpretations and Forecasts, and Sketches from Life.

Riassunto

A collection of twenty-six essays from the New Yorker's "Sky Line" column.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mumford, Lewis Mumford
• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.02.1956
• EAN: 9780156340199
• ISBN: 978-0-15-634019-9
• Pagine: 264
• Peso: 4531 g
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Electrical Engineering, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, History of Architecture, Engineering: general, Automatic control engineering, Architecture: residential and domestic buildings, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Architectural structure and design, Architecture: professional practice, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings, HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Modern / 19th Century, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Engineering (General), ARCHITECTURE: Buildings / Residential, ARCHITECTURE: Urban & Land Use Planning, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Automation, ARCHITECTURE: Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, ARCHITECTURE: History / Contemporary (1945-), TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Electrical, 1955;1956;1957