Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Harry N. Abrams (2000), 320 pages
Description
Looking at the development of modern architecture, this book and compact disc tell the story of the modern movement in the words of the people who created it. It comprises interviews conducted over the course of 40 years with more than 60 of the world's most prominent architects and engineers.
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LibraryThing member archidose
Obviously one thing missing in books with interviews is the voice, the actual recording. Books by their nature are transcripts, and therefore they have the ability to give the words some polish (removing "ummms," for example) and condense them into more concise expressions. But this book with
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interviews with forty architects (some are presented in print as snippets, but some are longer transcriptions) comes with a CD for listening to select conversations. It makes it truly an "oral history" and one that any fan of modern architecture should have. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1994
ISBN
0810927462 / 9780810927469