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Pridmore, Jay, Larson, George A, Hedrich-Blessing (Photographer)

Chicago architecture and design

Harry N. Abrams, 2005

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Calvello Books (SAN FRANCISCO, United States of America)

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Year of publication
2005
ISBN
0810958929
Place of printing
New York
Author
Pridmore, Jay, Larson, George A, Hedrich-Blessing (Photographer)
Publishers
Harry N. Abrams
Keyword
Architecture
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover

Description

Large quarto in blue-green and black (spine) DJ, color illus to front and rear DJ, 293 pages, chiefly color illustrations (some b&w), 29 cm. Chronicles Chicago architecture from the nineteenth through early twenty-first centuries, and examines the evolution of the skyscraper, sculptures and signature works, and more. Contents: Roots of modern architecture --; Chicago School --; Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School --; From arts and crafts to art deco --; Meaning of Mies and the rise of modernism --; Modern and postmodern Chicago --; Chicago's second modern period. Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago.

Edizione: revised and expanded