Architect: The Pritzker Prize Laureates in Their Own Words
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316505056 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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She and her family live in Philadelphia. About the AuthorRuth Peltason is an editor, author, and lecturer. She is the author of David Webb: The Quintessential American Jeweler and Living Jewels: Masterpieces from Nature; and a forthcoming book on jewelry and modernism. . She lives in New York City.Grace Ong Yan is an architectural historian and architect who is currently teaching at IE University in Segovia, Spain, and at Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia. She was previously Senior Editor, Director of Design & Style Books at Abrams. at the University of Pennsylvania, and her M.Arch. She has practiced architecture in the offices of Renzo Piano and I.M. at Yale University. Ong Yan taught at Parsons School of Design, SUNY Buffalo, and Yale University, among o
The book includes More than 1000 stunning photographs, blueprints, sketches, and CAD drawings.Architect offers an unprecedented view into the minds of some of the most creative thinkers, dreamers, and builders of the last three decades and reveals that buildings are political, emotional, and spiritual.. Architect includes all 42 recipients of the Pritzker Prize, and captures in pictures and their own words their awe-inspiring achievements. Organized in reverse chronological order by laureate each chapter features four to six of the architect's major works, including museums, libraries, hotels, places of worship, an
Pei, and is the author of a forthcoming book on corporate modernism and branding. at the University of Pennsylvania, and her M.Arch. Dr. She and her family live in Philadelphia. As editor, her books include Design Research: The Store that Brought Modern Living to American Homes, and Creative Time: The