Cart
Free US shipping over $10
Proud to be B-Corp

Building Sights Ruth Rosenthal

Building Sights By Ruth Rosenthal

Building Sights by Ruth Rosenthal


$28.99
Condition - Good
Only 1 left

Summary

Based on the BBC TV series "Building Sights", this photographic record features a wide range of buildings from the UK, Europe and USA. Essays by well-known artists, actors, architects and writers comment on the architecture of their favourite building and the reasons for it being so.

Building Sights Summary

Building Sights by Ruth Rosenthal

Based on the BBC TV series "Building Sights", this photographic record features a wide range of buildings from the UK, Europe and USA. First shown in 1989, the programme has now completed five series. A selection of projects from each of the five series is featured, and accompanying essays by well-known artists, actors, architects and writers comment on the architecture of their favourite building and the reasons for it being so. A brief description is also given of the architect's or designer's work. Among the celebrities and projects featured are: Bruce McLean on the Glasgow School of Art; Alan Bennett on County Arcade, Leeds; Philip Johnson on Grand Central Terminal, New York; Jack Travis on the Hoover Dam, Nevada; John Malkovich on the Chrysler Building, New York; Sir Norman Foster on the Boeing 747; and Vaclav Havel on the Mames Building, Czech Republic.

Table of Contents

Piers Gough on the Pumping Station by John Outram; Eva Jiricna on the Schlumberger Research by Michael Hopkins & Partners; Bruce McLean on the Glasgow School of Art by Charles Rennie Mackintosh; Janet Street-Porter on Smithfield House by Piers Gough; Lord Palumbo on Holland House by Hendrik Petrus Berlage; James Stirling on The Katharine Stephen Room by Birkin Haward and Joanna van Heyningen; lwona Blazwick on Boots Factory by Owen Williams; Edward Cullinan on the Royal College of Physicians, 1964, by Denys Lasdun; Michael Craig-Martin on The Lloyds Building by Richard Rogers & Partners; Alan Bennett on County Arcade by Frank Matcham; Richard MacCormac on Boarbank Hall Oratory by Benson & Forsyth Architects; Vaclav Havel on the Manes Building by Otakar Novotny; Philip Johnson on Grand Central Terminal by Warren and Wetmore; Diane Keaton on the Ennis-Brown House by Frank Lloyd Wright; Jack Travis on the Hoover Dam by the US Bureau of Reclamation; Frank Lebovitz on Michael Graves' residence by Michael Graves; John Malkovich on the Chrysler Building by William van Alen; Wil Alsop on The Glass House, 1994, by Future Systems; Norman Foster on the Boeing 747; Jools Holland on Canary Wharf by Cesar Pelli; Marina Warner on Didcot Power Station by Frederick Gibberd & Partners; Germaine Greer on Glyndebourne Opera House by Michael Hopkins.

Additional information

GOR010834787
9781854904218
1854904213
Building Sights by Ruth Rosenthal
Used - Good
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
1995-09-28
144
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Building Sights