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72.036 --- Noorwegen --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur)

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Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon is one of Mexico's great architects, and his distinctive buildings grace many cities throughout the world. His designs have a stark simplicity, with natural surfaces. His favorite material is concrete, and its weight contrasts with the brightness of his interior spaces. A disciple of Le Corbusier, like his teacher, he believes that "Interiors exist only when they are flooded with light". Born in 1926, his paintings and architectural pieces have had numerous exhibits, and he has won many prestigious awards. Published in 1998, this large soft cover book has a preface by Gonzalez de Leon, a long introduction by Mario A. Arnaboldi, and a detailed explanation that accompanies the many color photos, floor plans, and cross sections of the works. There are 16 buildings shown, with photos from many angles. Four of these have not been constructed, and are shown in model form. Two of my favorites are in Mexico City; the Fondo de Cultura Economica, with a bridge that spans and floats between the structures and extends beyond them, and the vast Arcos Bosques Corporativo, which is featured on the cover, and has the eerie suspension in the upper floors.

Architecture --- González de León, Teodoro --- Architecture, Postmodern --- Mexico --- 72.036 --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur)

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Architecture --- Urbanisme --- 72.036 --- 1901-2000 --- Oostenrijk --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur) --- History

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Architectuurtheorie ; 2de helft 20ste eeuw ; architectuur als kunst --- 72.01 --- Architectuur ; theorie, filosofie, esthetica

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The twentieth century has witnessed dramatic and fundamental changes in almost every branch of architecture. It has been a period of experiment in the use of new materials and constructional methods which has led to an extraordinarily wide range of buildings-from highly personal and emotional structures, to the cool geometry of pure forms. This is the first book to attempt in strictly chronological terms to survey all the major buildings of this century. It is arranged in decades from 1900 to 1970: within each decade, all significant completed buildings which have had a generic influence on twentieth-century architecture are examined. Each entry is fully documented, and the building's present state is given where known. Each building is illustrated with photographs, drawings and plans. An introduction sets the scene, looking back to the engineering achievements of the nineteenth century, to the architects' technical inheritance and the aesthetic problems that have occupied architects and theorists of this century. Each decade is prefaced by a short evaluation of the developments within those years. The buildings themselves are presented in clear factual terms, and much hitherto unknown information is given.In addition to the decade chapters, the book provides a useful chronology of buildings erected between 1900 and 1970 and a comprehensive index. It is illustrated with nearly 1,000 monochrome and colour illustrations. The combination of background information with a large body of factual matter makes this book of exceptional value to anyone who is interested in the social and cultural life of the twentieth century. To students and historians it will become an essential reference work.

72.036 --- architectuur --- twintigste eeuw --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur)