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Contemporary Windows Amanda Baillieu

Contemporary Windows By Amanda Baillieu

Contemporary Windows by Amanda Baillieu


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Summary

Beginning with an introductory history of windows, this title surveys over 40 of the finest examples from around the world, exploring the unprecedented range of designs. The context of each window within the type of building is examined and the materials, design and construction described.

Contemporary Windows Summary

Contemporary Windows by Amanda Baillieu

Since the late 19th century when improvements in technology allowed society to explore new aesthetic relationships between windows and buildings, architects have embraced the opportunity to use the window as a prominent architectural statement. In recent years numerous architects of note, including Rem Koolhaas, Shigeru Ban, Jean Nouvel, Richard Rogers and Frank Gehry have experimented with the window and its design potential. Beginning with an introductory history of windows, "Contemporary Windows" surveys over 40 of the finest examples from around the world, exploring the unprecedented range of designs. The context of each window within the specific type of building is examined and the materials, design and construction described. The five chapters - "Blurring the Limits", "Colour and Illusion", "Framed Landscapes", "Public Expression" and "A New Agenda", provide case studies of some of the most inventive domestic, public, commercial and retail architecture from around the world.

About Amanda Baillieu

London-based journalist Amanda Baillieu is Editor of the RIBA Journal. She has written widely on architecture, and has contributed regularly to the Independent and Observer, as well as writing for Domus and other UK publications. She was an RIBA Stirling Prize judge in 1999 and 2000.

Table of Contents

The window - a history; blurring the limits; framed landscapes; colour and illusion; public expression; a new agenda.

Additional information

GOR003225111
9781840006384
1840006382
Contemporary Windows by Amanda Baillieu
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Octopus Publishing Group
2003-04-17
176
N/A
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