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Outhouses by famous architects

Door Steve Schaecher

Categorie
Algemeen Architectuur & Bouwkunde
Boeknummer
#198043
Titel
Outhouses by famous architects
Auteur
Schaecher, Steve
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Pomegranate Communications Inc,Us
Jaar van uitgave
2000
ISBN10
0764912607
ISBN13
9780764912603
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
Outhouses have been much ridiculed and maligned structures, thought worthy of only the lowliest of humor and virtually ignored by architectural critics as inconsequential blips in the development of building design. And yet -- as architect Steve Schaecher so poignantly reveals in this collection of renderings -- architects of genius from time immemorial have used their considerable talents to enhance the beauty and function of the outhouse. His extensive research has uncovered a wealth of stunning outdoor bathroom designs that say much about the history of architecture. Although Schaecher's friends and family have worried about his obsession with bathroom drawings, it is clear that with the publication of this tome, his seat in the annals of architectural history will never be put down.
H... (Lees verder)ere are reproductions of stylish (dare we say "perfectionist"?) renderings of Thronehenge, Wright's Flushingwater, the Odor Dame Cathedral, the Taj Mastall, Jefferson's Johnicello, Sullivan's Merchants First National Outhouse, Le Corbusier's Bidet Savoye, Fuller's Geodesic Throne, the Hancock's John Building, the Centre Pompidoodoo -- the unmistakable outhouse for that weird-looking French museum -- and many others. Each is accompanied by insightful historical and analytical text, depending on your definitions of insightful and analytical. The preface, by architectural critic I. P. Daley, will leave you in no doubt of the importance of this completely nonsensical book.
Pagina's
64
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 8,00

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