Airports: A Century of Architecture
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081095012X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Hugh Pearman is the architecture, interiors, and design correspondent for The Sunday Times in London as well as a contributor to numerous other publications in Europe and America. He is the author of Contemporary World Architecture and Equilibrium: The Work of Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners, among other books
From Publishers Weekly With a text rich in information clearly presented, and with some of the 325 illustrations (175 in full color) rising above the usual stock and archival fare, one would think the results of this niche history would be satisfying. and Europe). . Still, Pearman is affable and voluble on the development of aircraft and the architecture that serves them, and he hits unexpected locales like Kuala Lumpur and Cape Town (though the overwhelming emphasis is on the U.S., U.K. A clear knowledge of (and affection for) his subject inform
From the timber runway used during the Wright Brothers' first powered flight to modern glass-and-steel structures, from military buildings housing fighter planes to public spaces for both travel and shopping, airport architecture has evolved rapidly to meet the demands of a growing travel industry.Now, in the first book to celebrate a century of airport design, noted architecture critic Hugh Pearman takes the reader on a journey through the history of these majestic beauties and predicts what the future has in store. Among the spectacular designs featured here are Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal in New York, Renzo Piano's Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, and Norman Foster's Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong. The airport terminal, the most important building type in the world of transport
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