The Guggenheim: Frank Lloyd Wright&Apos S Iconoclastic Masterpiece Francesco Dal Co Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Architecture

The Captivating Tale Of Plans And Personalities Behind One New York City’s Most Radical Recognizable Buildings Considered Crowning Achievement Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) Solomon R Guggenheim Museum In Manhattan Is Often Called Iconic But It Fact Iconoclastic Standing Stark Contrast To Surrounding Metropolis Setting A Standard For Postwar Art Commissioned Design Building 1943 By Museum’s Founding Curator Baroness Hilla Von Rebay Established Residence Plaza Hotel Order Oversee Project Over Next 17 Years Continuously Clashed With His Clients Cost Conflict That Extended City Its Cultural Establishment Against All Odds Held Fast Concept An Inverted Ziggurat Spiraling Ramp Built Continuous Beam—A Shape Recalling Form Hourglass Construction Was Only Completed 1959 Six Months After Wright’s Death Building’s Initial Critical Response Ultimately Gave Way Near-Universal Admiration As Came Be Seen Architectural Masterpiece This Essential Text Offering Behind-The-Scenes Story Along Careful Reading Architecture Beautifully Illustrated More Than 150 Images Including Drawings Rare Photographs Under Σελίδες: 184 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0708 Διαστάσεις: 8X17 8Cm