A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work. One of the few female architects to get world-wide recognition and the first to receive the Pritzker, Iraqi-British Hadid was nicknamed the 'Queen of the Curve'. Dramatic and confident, her buildings were influenced by globalism, elegantly flowing yet full of surprises. Her major works include...
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each ...
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work. The most widely recognized of US architects, Wright designed over 1000 buildings in 70 years. He transformed American architecture and suburban homes with his 'Prairie' style, closely tying his structures into their settings and landscapes in residential designs – most notably in Fallingwater....
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each ...
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work. At 87 Manchester-born Norman Foster has an illustrious career that spans many decades. A titan of design and master of high-tech and sustainable architecture, Foster was instrumental in changing the skyline of London and elevating British design. Among his famous structures are the Gherkin (Swiss...
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each ...
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work. French architect and designer Charlotte Perriand not only created buildings such as the League of Nations in Geneva and ski resorts but was responsible for iconic furniture pieces in tubular steel, such as the Nuage bookshelf, Grand Confort chair (while working for Le Corbusier), B301 recliner...
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each ...
