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Publisher
Arcturus Publishing
ISBN-10
1839406690
ISBN-13
9781839406690
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Book Title
50 Greatest Architects : the People Whose Buildings Have Shaped Our World
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Reference, Artists, Architects, Photographers, History / General
Genre
Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Ike Ijeh
Format
Hardcover

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11 in
Item Width
8.9 in

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Engaging biographies alongside showstopping photos [...] A book that's both enlightening and beautiful
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Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
720.922
Table Of Content
1. Hemiunu (Egypt) b. 2570 BC 2. Marcus Vitruvius (Italy) 80-70 BC-15 BC 3. Henry Yevele (UK) 1320-1400 4. Filippo Brunelleschi 1377-1446 5. Kuai Xiang (China) 1398-1481 6. Mimar Sinan (Turkey) 1488-1588 7. Andrea Palladio (Italy) 1508-1580 8. Inigo Jones (UK) 1573-1652 9. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italy) 1598-1680 10. Louis Le Vau (France) 1612-1670 11. Christopher Wren (UK) 1632-1723 12. Nicholas Hawksmoor (UK) 1661-1736 13. John Vanbrugh (UK) 1664-1726 14. John Nash (UK) 1752-1835 15. John Soane (UK) 1753-1837 16. George Gilbert Scott (UK) 1811-1878 17. Daniel Burnham (U.S.) 1846-1912 18. Antoni Gaudi (Spain) 1852-1926 19. Louis Sullivan (U.S.) 1856-1924 20. Frank Lloyd Wright (U.S.) 1867-1959 21. Charles Rennie Mackintosh (UK) 1868-1928 22. Edwin Lutyens (UK) 1869-1944 23. Walter Gropius (Germany) 1883-1969 24. Mies van der Rohe (Germany/U.S.) 1886-1969 25. Willem Dudok (Netherlands) 1884-1974 26. Le Corbusier (Switzerland/France) 1887-1965 27. Paul Revere Williams (U.S.) 1894-1980 28. Louis Kahn (U.S.) 1901-1974 29. Philip Johnson (U.S.) 1906-2005 30. Oscar Niemeyer (Brazil) 1907-2012 31. Eero Saarinen (Finland/U.S.) 1910-1961 32. Minoru Yamasaki (U.S.) 1913-1986 33. I.M. Pei (U.S) 1917-2019 34. Jørn Utzon (Denmark) 1918-2008 35. Norma Merrick Sklarek (U.S.) 1926-2012 36. Frank Gehry (U.S.) b.1929 37. Denise Scott Brown (U.S.) b.1931 38. Richard Rogers (UK) b. 1933 39. Alvaro Siza (Portugal) b. 1933 40. Norman Foster (UK) b. 1935 41. Jan Gehl (Denmark) b.1935 42. Renzo Piano (Italy) b. 1937 43. Eva Jiricná (Czech) b. 1939 44. Tado Ando (Japan) b.1941 45. Rem Koolhaas (Netherlands) b. 1944 46. Daniel Libeskind (Poland/U.S.) b. 1946 47. Zaha Hadid (UK) 1950-2016 48. Santiago Calatrava (Spain) b.1951 49. Kazuyo Sejima (Japan) b. 1956 50. David Adjaye (UK) b. 1966
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Ike Ijeh is an award-winning writer on architecture and is the architecture correspondent for Building magazine. Architects included in the book are from all over the world including France, China and the US., "Engaging biographies alongside showstopping photos [...] A book that's both enlightening and beautiful" - LoveReading In this stunning jacketed hardback, award-winning architecture writer Ike Ijeh introduces 50 of the world's most influential architects and a selection of their most celebrated buildings, showcased with full-color photography. The architects selected here have designed buildings that are as dramatic as their impact on the world of architecture. From familiar modern era names such as Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster to geniuses from history such as Nicholas Hawksmoor and Andrea Palladio, Ike Ijeh reveals his top 50 list of the architects deserving of the description 'greatest'. Two double-page spreads are dedicated to each architect, outlining their influences, the legacy of their ideas and revealing the glorious designs that have made them famous. Includes: - Full-color photographs and illustrations of famous buildings around the world - Concise professional biographies of the architects listed - Plans from great architecture projects - Entries arranged in chronological order for easy reference With this wonderful hardback reference guide you can discover the true breadth of the creative achievements that lie within the careers of these architectural giants and enjoy their beautiful creations through images and illustrations.

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