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Explore over 500 masterpieces of modern architecture in this celebration of the most iconic buildings in the world.

Written by acclaimed architecture expert Jonathan Glancey, Modern Architecture is a beautifully illustrated guide to the key styles, architects and movements that have defined our skylines since the dawn of the twentieth century. From the dizzying heights of the Shard to the exquisite curves of the Sydney Opera House, and from Frank Lloyd Wright to Sir David Adjaye, this is the essential handbook to the creative discipline that shapes our world.

'His comments are always informative, unashamedly partisan and often enjoyably tart' – Sunday Telegraph

'One of the finest architectural writers in contemporary Britain' – Scotland on Sunday



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'His comments are always informative, unashamedly partisan and often enjoyably tart' * Sunday Telegraph *
'One of the finest architectural writers in contemporary Britain' * Scotland on Sunday *

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Foreword • Arts & Crafts • Classicism • Organic • Modernism • Postmodernism • Robotic • Cities • Futures • Iconic • Index.

Modern Architecture: The Structures that Shaped

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      Publisher Headline Publishing Group
      Published 13 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9781802791013
      978-1802791013
      ISBN-10 1802791019
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      Art & Photography Architectural structure and design History of architecture Theory of architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Explore over 500 masterpieces of modern architecture in this celebration of the most iconic buildings in the world.

      Written by acclaimed architecture expert Jonathan Glancey, Modern Architecture is a beautifully illustrated guide to the key styles, architects and movements that have defined our skylines since the dawn of the twentieth century. From the dizzying heights of the Shard to the exquisite curves of the Sydney Opera House, and from Frank Lloyd Wright to Sir David Adjaye, this is the essential handbook to the creative discipline that shapes our world.

      'His comments are always informative, unashamedly partisan and often enjoyably tart' – Sunday Telegraph

      'One of the finest architectural writers in contemporary Britain' – Scotland on Sunday



      Trade Review
      'His comments are always informative, unashamedly partisan and often enjoyably tart' * Sunday Telegraph *
      'One of the finest architectural writers in contemporary Britain' * Scotland on Sunday *

      Table of Contents

      Foreword • Arts & Crafts • Classicism • Organic • Modernism • Postmodernism • Robotic • Cities • Futures • Iconic • Index.

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