A Guide to the World's Greatest Buildings: Masterpieces of Architecture & EngineeringHighlights places of worship, centers of power, and monuments and memorials considered to be among the 100 architectural masterpieces, describing their design, history, function, materials, and dimensions. |
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... create his distinctive fluid spaces flooded with natural light fil- tered through glass roofs ; the cool tones of marble in the interiors enhanced this airy feel . USING THE SPACE Horta's style of domestic archi- tecture was partly ...
... create his distinctive fluid spaces flooded with natural light fil- tered through glass roofs ; the cool tones of marble in the interiors enhanced this airy feel . USING THE SPACE Horta's style of domestic archi- tecture was partly ...
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... created . The example of Sir Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace of 1851 has been repeated many times ; the greatest architects of the day simply ignored Paxton's innovative use of iron and glass to create a totally new building , and ...
... created . The example of Sir Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace of 1851 has been repeated many times ; the greatest architects of the day simply ignored Paxton's innovative use of iron and glass to create a totally new building , and ...
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... create spaces and forms and shapes . That is what artists do . " Gehry and Frank Lloyd Wright are a fascinating study in convergence and contrast . Both received a similar mandate from the Guggenheim , nearly half at The museum contains ...
... create spaces and forms and shapes . That is what artists do . " Gehry and Frank Lloyd Wright are a fascinating study in convergence and contrast . Both received a similar mandate from the Guggenheim , nearly half at The museum contains ...
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A SYNTHESIS OF FORM AND FUNCTION | 10 |
CHAPTER | 53 |
CHAPTER FIVE | 151 |
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