What's so great about the Eiffel Tower? : 70 questions that will change the way you think about architecture / Jonathan Glancey
By: Glancey, Jonathan [author].
Publisher: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 176 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781780679198.Subject(s): Architecture -- HistoryGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: Why do we find the idea of a multi-coloured Parthenon so shocking today? Why was the Eiffel Tower such a target for hatred when it was first built? Is the Sagrada Familia a work of genius or kitsch? Why has 'Le Corbusier', one of the greatest of all architects, been treated as a villain? This book examines the critical legacy of both well known and either forgotten or underappreciated highpoints in the history of world architecture| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | NA200 .G5272 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000010426 |
Includes index
Why do we find the idea of a multi-coloured Parthenon so shocking today? Why was the Eiffel Tower such a target for hatred when it was first built? Is the Sagrada Familia a work of genius or kitsch? Why has 'Le Corbusier', one of the greatest of all architects, been treated as a villain? This book examines the critical legacy of both well known and either forgotten or underappreciated highpoints in the history of world architecture