Biamonti, Alessandro.
Archiflop : a guide to the most spectacular failures in the history of modern and contemporary architecture / Alessandro Biamonti ; translation: Susan Ann White, Felicity Lutz and Lauren Sunstein.
1st edition.
Zurich : Niggli, imprint of bnb media GmbH, [2017]
187 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
With a tongue in cheek approach, this book presents a selection of the most spectacular architectural flops from the 20th century to the present. Each project is described briefly and its circumstances analysed and extensively documented via photos. The reader is taken to monumental ghost towns, grotesque remnants of amusement parks, and a nuclear power plant. The author is not aiming to uncover faults and condemn failed projects but rather to contemplate on how difficult and nearly impossible it is to predict the future for any type of endeavour.
9783721209600 (hd. bd.)
3721209605
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Abandoned buildings.
Building failures.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Constructions abandonnées.
Constructions Effondrement.
abandoned buildings.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture and Planning.
Location: Library main 296251
Call No.: BIB 242696
Status: Available
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