Visual Planning and the Picturesque
| Author | : Nikolaus Pevsner |
| Publisher | : Getty Publications |
| Total Pages | : 221 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781606060018 |
| ISBN 13 | : 1606060015 |
| Language | : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL |
Language: en
Pages: 221
Pages: 221
A previously unpublished work by Nikolaus Pevsner, much of which was published as journal articles in the Architectural Review in the 1940s and 1950s during Pev
Language: en
Pages: 234
Pages: 234
Niche Tactics aligns architecture's relationship with site with its ecological analogue: the relationship between an organism and its environment. Bracketed bet
Language: en
Pages: 376
Pages: 376
Anthony Fontenot’s staggeringly ambitious book uncovers the surprisingly libertarian heart of the most influential British and American architectural and urba
Language: en
Pages: 290
Pages: 290
During the post-war era, the emerging consumer economy radically changed both the discourse and practice of architecture. It was a time where architecture becam
Language: en
Pages: 336
Pages: 336
The view from above, or the 'bird's-eye' view, has become so ingrained in contemporary visual culture that it is now hard to imagine our world without it. It ha
Language: en
Pages: 224
Pages: 224
Eleanor Herring's unique study of street furniture in post-war Britain considers how objects which are now familiar parts of our urban environment were designed
Language: en
Pages: 296
Pages: 296
In his landmark volume Space, Time and Architecture, Sigfried Giedion paired images of two iconic spirals: Tatlin’s Monument to the Third International and Bo
Language: en
Pages: 288
Pages: 288
The Festival of Britain in 1951 transformed the way people saw their war-ravaged nation. Giving Britons an intimate experience of contemporary design and modern
Language: en
Pages: 544
Pages: 544
In the history of planning, the design of an entire community prior to its construction is among the oldest traditions. Iconic Planned Communities and the Chall
Language: en
Pages: 412
Pages: 412
Pevsner: The BBC Years gives the first full account of Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s engagement with the BBC at a time when both were the dominant institutions in th
