High-Rise Living
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (505 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586854100 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Author Andrew Weaving hands you the entrance keys to twenty-five different apartments-with-a-view in Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, and the United States. It features the work of such architectural greats as Louis Sullivan, Auguste Perret, Frank Lloyd Wright (yes, he did towers!), Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Erno Goldfinger, Bertrand Goldberg, I. Andrew Weaving is an expert on twentieth century architecture and design. They have also become some of the most desirable property available in cities throughout the world. Andrew divides his time between his London loft and his mid-century home in Florida. He also coauthored Living with Mid-Century Design: Modern Retro and Living Modern. market. This rich collection of photographs captures the unique views of these buildings and their stylish interiors.
M. High-rise architecture has provided some of the most technically innovative and aesthetically interesting buildings of recent years, despite its checkered-and often controversial-history. High-rise Living features architecture and interior living spaces for high-rise condominiums and apartments in Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, and the United States, divided in three categories: Classic, Now, and Future. An engaging introduction recounts the highlights of high-rise architecture from its genesis in "ideal socialist cities" to its contemporary ideal as a solution to environmental and world population housing issues, and covers the work of such architectural greats as Louis Sullivan, Auguste Perret, Frank Lloyd Wright (yes, he did towers!), Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Erno Goldfinger, Bertrand Goldberg, I. It has also become some of the most desirable property available in cities throughout the world. High-rise Living is a fresh look at modern, architecturally designed spaces in which to live, right in the heart of the city. Andrew Weavin
. Andrew Weaving is a true high-rise aficionado who lives in one himself in London's Canary Wharf
An elegant and inviting spectacle Full-color, full-page photographs illustrate High-Rise Living, a tour of high-rise architecture, guiding the reader through twenty-five different apartments with a spectacular view in Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, and the United States. Text descriptions of each residence summarize the building's history, general design, unusual features, and more. An elegant and inviting spectacle, and highly enjoyable browsing material for