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Architecture for Dummies Paperback - 2002 - 1st Edition

by Deborah K. Dietsch; Foreword by Robert A. Stern

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Sei es Michael Graves Bestseller-Produktdesign fr Target oder Sir Norman Fosters Renovierung des Berliner Reichstagsgebudes: Architektur ist nach wie vor ein Thema, das im Zentrum des kulturellen Interesses steht und gro en Neuigkeitswert genie t.

"Architecture For Dummies" Ein Crashkurs in Sachen Architektur - fr Leser, die es eilig haben.

Hier finden Sie die wichtigsten Informationen zum Thema Architektur.

Ein Band aus der beliebten 'For Dummies-Reihe'.

Behandelt werden alle Hhepunkte der Architekturgeschichte - angefangen bei den Pyramiden von gypten bis hin zu Frank Gehrys Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.

Das Buch erklrt genau, wie man ein Gebude betrachtet und bewertet, und wann man nicht mehr von einem Gebude, sondern von einem Kunstwerk spricht.

Der Abschnitt "Part of Tens" behandelt u.a.: zehn gro e architektonische Meisterwerke, die zehn gr ten architektonischen und bautechnischen Misserfolge, zehn der interessantesten modernen Architekten und vieles andere mehr.

Autorin Deborah Dietsch ist eine renommierte Expertin auf diesem Gebiet. Sie war frher Chefredakteurin des 'Architecture' Magazins und leitende Redakteurin des 'Architectural Record'. Aus ihrer Feder stammt auch das krzlich erschienene Buch 'Classic Modern'.

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We live, work, and play in buildings every day.

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Great architects, innovative designs, and engaging photographs throughout

Get a handle on the nuts and bolts of design and construction

When is a building just a building and when is it art? This accessible guide cuts through the jargon and clearly explains the essentials of architecture, demystifying the incredible ways in which structures and spaces come alive. You'll gain a real appreciation for architecture and the confidence to talk about it -- even to an architect.

Praise for Architecture For Dummies
"Deborah Dietsch is an insightful critic and author. In this book, she has a rare ability to address a professional audience, while providing accessibility to a lay reader."
-- FIAI, Antoine Predock Architecture

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  • Title Architecture for Dummies
  • Author Deborah K. Dietsch; Foreword by Robert A. Stern
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 344
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher For Dummies, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date June 15, 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780764553967 / 0764553968
  • Weight 1.16 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 7.38 x 0.85 in (23.37 x 18.75 x 2.16 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002103281
  • Dewey Decimal Code 720

About the author

Debra Dietch, (Washington DC) is currently an art and architecture critic for Sun-Sentinel, Tribune Co. She was a writer on architecture and design for major newspapers and periodicals such as Forbes, Florida Architecture, House Beautiful, Museum Magazine, Old House Journal, Sotheby's Domain, Washington Post, and more. She also held top editor positions at the two leading professional architecture magazines: Architectural Record and Architecture magazine.
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