| Description |
viii, 131 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. The Facts of Life -- Two Architects -- The Furor -- Three Expeditions in Search of Architecture -- Five More Architects -- 2. Architecture Is Not Everything -- Terry -- The Opera House -- Know What Your Business Is -- The First Book -- The Human Condition -- Nature -- Other People -- Yourself -- Anna -- Meaning -- Landscapes, Buildings, Machines -- 3. Debut De Siecle -- Sally -- A Short History of Modern Life -- Conrad -- There Was a Time When Everything Looked like Buildings -- The Escape of the Machines -- A Short Flight over Public Space -- A Machine for Living In -- 4. The Art of the Land -- The Flamenco Magician -- Architecture and Literature -- Kitty Hawk -- St. Paul's Cathedral -- The White Horse and the Moon -- Interlude -- 5. What Is Next? -- The Kilt -- Machines -- Camouflage -- The Second Echelon -- Nap of the Earth -- Aegis -- Zeppelin Tech -- Landscapes -- Strategy -- Time -- Demolition -- Buildings -- Shed-off-the-Peg -- Adrian's Shrine -- The Soanes' Family Vault -- Joseph's Tondo. |
| Subject |
Architecture as Topic.
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| ISBN |
0262193418 |
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0262691663 paperback |
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