Art in Detail: Modern Architecture

by Anthony Hassell

Art in Modern Architecture takes a unique approach to revealing an illuminating, in close-up detail, the design styles and techniques of the leading architects of the modern age. Using a series of die-cut windows, the book allows the reader to view 20 of the most significant modern buildings – including Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye and the extraordinary Burj Al Arab Hotel - from a variety of angles and viewpoints. * Every building is beautifully reproduced and a company needs by a timeline showing its place in the genre. * Carefully positioned, reversible die-cut windows allowed each building can be viewed as a spotlit and magnified detail, with text and graphics summarizing the architect's characteristic design style and explaining construction and engineering techniques .* And innovated and irresistible art gift book that reveals and revitalizes the design and construction of twenty significant works of modern architecture. --- from book's back cover

Genres: Architecture

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jennifer Bacall · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice intro to 20 of the most acclaimed and significant buildings designed in Modern Architecture. For each building featured there are multiple photos pin-pointing significant details. There are also die-cut windows that assist the reader in properly viewing the details that are being discussed. There’s a timeline for each building that explains the path that the architect took to arrive at designing the building including challenges in the actual construction. There are explanations of the architect's inspirations and the materials that they chose to use.

"Renzo Piano manages to combine the skills of both architect and builder pushing technology to its limits but also searching for a lyrical quality of beauty about it."

[Marjorie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful photos, nice story about each of the buildings selected. I loved the first few buildings selected and just couldn't let go. Then today I scanned the rest of the book and just wasn't grabbed. So, read here and there and consider it done.

I think since the publishing date there have been a number of even more exciting expressions of architecture. Hence my 'ok' rating.