Author: MOORE, ROWAN (ED.)
Title: Vertigo : the strange New World of the contemporary city / edited by Rowan Moore ; with a foreword by Jacques Herzog ; essays by Aaron Betsky... et al.
Description: London : Laurence King in Association with Glasgow 1999. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 208 pages; Physical desc. : 208 p. : ill. (some col.). plans ; 28 cm. 'The themes and subjects of this book are also those of the exhibition 'Vertigo' held in Glasgow in 1999' - preface. Includes index. Subjects: Tate Modern (London) --Architecture. Modern --20th century --Exhibitions. Summary: Dissecting the new architectural landscape of the industrialized world. this collection of essays explores 10 recently completed projects which exemplify the forces that are shaping contemporary cities. It responds to a particular moment when architects are being compelled to answer the challenges of new media. globalization. post-industrial culture and the unprecedented scale and speed of modern development. These challenges have made the great concerns of the 20th-century architecture - the Modern Movement. Postmodernism and High-Tech - seem irrelevant. In contrast to the bland future-gazing that the eve of the new millennium has tended to inspire. this book sets out to evoke tangible urban experiences.ISBN: 1856691535. Weight in Kg appr.:

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