Ruin and redemption in architecture /
This book captures the awe-inspiring drama of abandoned, forgotten and ruined spaces, as well as the extraordinary designs that can bring them back to life, demonstrating that reimagined, repurposed and abandoned architecture has the beauty and power to change lives, communities and cities the world...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Phaidon Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | This book captures the awe-inspiring drama of abandoned, forgotten and ruined spaces, as well as the extraordinary designs that can bring them back to life, demonstrating that reimagined, repurposed and abandoned architecture has the beauty and power to change lives, communities and cities the world over. The scale and diversity of abandoned buildings is shown through examples from all around the world, demonstrating the extraordinary ingenuity of their transformation by some of the greatest architectural designers of the 20th and 21st centuries. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 239 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0714878022 9780714878027 |