Contemporary world architecture / told by Hugh Pearman.

Main entry:

Pearman, Hugh, 1955-

Title & Author:

Contemporary world architecture / told by Hugh Pearman.

Publication:

Description:

511 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 488-495) and index.
Introduction -- Visual arts : museums & galleries -- Performance : opera houses, theatres & concert halls -- Learning : schools, universities & libraries -- Religion : places of worship -- Consumerism : malls, shops & bars -- Living : houses & apartments -- Workplace : offices & business parks -- Industry : factories & research centres -- Leisure : theme parks, hotels & visitor centres -- Transport : airports, stations & shipping terminals -- Sport : stadia, gymnasia & pools -- The civic realm : public space & structures -- Towers : vertical cities.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Summary:

Contemporary World Architecture examines the architectural styles and trends and the social, political and cultural issues that have affected the development of the discipline worldwide since the Modern Movement disintegrated during the 1960s.

ISBN:

0714837431
9780714837437
0714842036 (pbk.)
9780714842035 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture, Modern
Bouwkunst.
Architecture moderne 20e siècle.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 200356
Call No.: NA680 .P3 1998
Status: Available

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