Architects in Competition : International Architectural Competitions of the Last

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Architects in Competition : International Architectural Competitions of the Last 200 Years. von Haan, Hilde De, Ids Haagsma and Dennis Sharp: Autor(en) Haan, Hilde De, Ids Haagsma and Dennis Sharp:Auflage 1. publ.,Verlag / Jahr London [u.a.] : Thames and Hudson, 1988.Format / Einband 31 cm, gebundene Ausgabe, Hardcover mit Original-SchutzUmschlag, 219 p. : illustrations en noir et en coul., couv. illustrations, mit zahlr. teils farbigen Abbildungen / Fotos,Sprache EnglischGewicht ca. 1945 gISBN 0500341036EAN 9780500341032Bestell-Nr 59289Bemerkungen Zustand: geringe Gebrauchs- u. Lagerspuren, Vors tze etwas besch digt, sonst sehr gutes Exemplar. Architects in competition : international architectural competitions of the last 200 years / Hilde de Haan and Ids Haagsma, with essays by Dennis Sharp and Kenneth Frampton. Bibliography: p. 208-212 , Architectural competitions have a long history. As far back as 445 BC a competition was organized in Athens for the Parthenon, and in 1420 Filippo Brunelleschi won first prize for the dome of Florence Cathedral. In this highly original book, the great international competitions of the last two centuries are examined and studied from many angles. An introduction and two essays outline the background to this 'barometer of architectural taste' and explore the importance of competitions for both architecture and society. Fifteen famous - and often notorious - buildings are presented in chronological order, including The White House, Washingto

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0500341036

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