Modern forms : a subjective atlas of 20th-century architecture / Nicolas Grospierre ; [edited by Alona Pardo and Elias Redstone ; with a contribution by Adam Mazur].

Main entry:

Grospierre, Nicolas, 1975- photographer.

Title & Author:

Modern forms : a subjective atlas of 20th-century architecture / Nicolas Grospierre ; [edited by Alona Pardo and Elias Redstone ; with a contribution by Adam Mazur].

Publication:

Munich : Prestel, [2016]
©2016

Description:

222 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Editor and contributor information for statement of responsibility taken from colophon.
Includes index.
Texts : Modern forms / Alona Pardo, Elias Redstone -- The monogrammist "NG" / Adam Mazur -- Pictures -- Index.

Summary:

"At once a reference work and a personal exploration of modernist architecture, this ... collection of Nicolas Grospierres photography covers structures built between 1920 and 1989 in Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. These images range from iconic buildings, such as the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis and the Ukrainian Institute of Scientific Research and Development in Kiev, to little-known structures such as the Balneological Hospital in Druskininkai, Lithuania or Oscar Niemeyers unfinished International Fair Grounds in Tripoli. Derived from his popular blog, A Subjective Atlas of Modern Architecture, and organized by architectural form, this book reveals how modernist architecture is the embodiment of political and social ideologies, especially in public institutions such as banks, churches, libraries, and government buildings. Following the series of full-page images, an index details the location, date, architect and purpose of each building"--Publishers website.

ISBN:

9783791382296 (hardback)
3791382292 (hardback)

Subject:

Grospierre, Nicolas, 1975-
Grospierre, Nicolas,
Architectural photography.
Modern movement (Architecture) Pictorial works.
Photographie d'architecture.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) Ouvrages illustrés.
ARCHITECTURE History Contemporary (1945- )
ARCHITECTURE History Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
PHOTOGRAPHY Subjects & Themes Architectural & Industrial.
Photography.
Modern movement (Architecture)

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Pardo, Alona, editor.
Redstone, Elias, editor.
Mazur, Adam, writer of supplementary textual content.

Subjective atlas of 20th-century architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292715
Call No.: BIB 237122
Status: Available

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