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Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)
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A classic work, first published in 1941, translated into half a dozen languages, and now in a fifth edition, "Space, Time and Architecture" is an unparalleled work on the shaping of our architectural environment. The discussions of leading architects - Wright, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe, Aalto, Utzon, Sert, Tange, and Maki - are accompanied by over 500 illustrations.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #108791 in Books
- Published on: 2008-10-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 960 pages
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A classic publication in architectural thought...it is a welcome guide for those generally interested in the past and its impact on the present.
--Image Interiors, 1 November
About the Author
Sigfried Giedion was the first secretary-general of the International Congress of Modern Architecture. He taught at the University of Zurich, MIT, and Harvard, where he became chairman of the Graduate School of Design. His other books include Architecture, You and Me: The Diary of a Development and Architecture and the Phenomena of Transition: The Three Space Conceptions in Architecture (both from Harvard).
Customer Reviews
Don't read any review, Just buy one it is the MUST HAVE
Anyone studying architecture should have at least read it.
It's not a holy bible but it tells a lot about that time.
