This example of 20th-century architectural literature presents Siegfried Giedion's vision of architecture in the industrial era and his response to technological advances in the production of key building materials. The author shows how iron and reinforced concrete allowed the construction of buildings of unprecedented size and openness in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Focusing on the radical possibilities of skeletal support structures, he celebrates uses of these materials in buildings from the Eiffel Tower and the ...
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This example of 20th-century architectural literature presents Siegfried Giedion's vision of architecture in the industrial era and his response to technological advances in the production of key building materials. The author shows how iron and reinforced concrete allowed the construction of buildings of unprecedented size and openness in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Focusing on the radical possibilities of skeletal support structures, he celebrates uses of these materials in buildings from the Eiffel Tower and the Crystal Palace to glass-canopied railroad stations, department stores, and exhibition halls.
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Add this copy of Building in France, Building in Iron, Building in Ferro to cart. $92.92, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2006 by Getty Publications.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN: 9780892363209.
Add this copy of Building in France, Building in Iron, Building in to cart. $75.00, good condition, Sold by HPB-Red rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Oxford University Press.
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Add this copy of Building in France, Building in Iron, Building in to cart. $143.16, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Oxford University Press.
Add this copy of Building in France Building in Iron Building in Ferro to cart. $40.00, very good condition, Sold by The Book Trader rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities.
Add this copy of Building in France, Building in Iron, Building in to cart. $56.25, good condition, Sold by Jero Books and Templet Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by The Getty Center For The History of Art and The Humanities.
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Good. Paperback. 4to. First paperback edition. Paperback 4to with 237 pages. The book is in good condition, some shelf wear/ slight bumping/chipping to edges. Interior clean and tight. The spine is black with white text.
Add this copy of Building in France, Building in Iron, Building in to cart. $59.99, very good condition, Sold by Midnight Books, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities.
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Very Good. Size: 9x7x0; First edition, first printing of the J. Duncan Berry translation of noted architectural historian Sigfried Giedion's Building in France, Building in Iron, Building in Ferro-concrete. Description: "With Building in France, Building in Iron, Building in Ferroconcrete (1928), published now for the first time in English, Sigfried Giedion positioned himself as an eloquent advocate of modern architecture. This was the first book to exalt Le Corbusier as the artistic champion of the new movement. It also spelled out many of the tenets of Modernism that are now regarded as myths, among them the impoverishment of nineteenth-century architectural thinking and practice, the contrasting vigor of engineering innovations, and the notion of Modernism as technologically preordained." 237 pp. 10 1/4" x 7 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and faint creasing to spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
Add this copy of Building in France, Building in Iron, Building in to cart. $146.72, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by The Getty Center For The Histo.
