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Building for tomorrow : visionary architecture from around the world / Paul Cattermole.

By: Cattermole, Paul.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Thames & Hudson, c2013Description: 199 p. : color illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780500290903.Subject(s): 1900-2099 | Visionary architecture | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century | Architecture, Modern -- 21st century | Futurism (Architecture) | Architecture, Modern | Futurism (Architecture) | Visionary architectureDDC classification: 724/CAB
Contents:
Brave new dawn -- Other worlds : The ancient, the organic and the alien -- Death stars and TIE fighters : The mechanical, the manmade and the menacing -- Return of the blob : The sleek, the sensuous and the sustainable.
Summary: Architects have always dreamed of shaping the future, of building utopian worlds filled with seemingly impossible structures that break with the past to propel mankind far into the 21st century and beyond. This book reviews forty such visionary projects, encompassing the whole spectrum of the built environment, from bus stations and concert halls to boat lifts and aquariums. This stimulating survey, illustrated with the very best architectural photography, will transport readers into yet unknown worlds.
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Brave new dawn -- Other worlds : The ancient, the organic and the alien -- Death stars and TIE fighters : The mechanical, the manmade and the menacing -- Return of the blob : The sleek, the sensuous and the sustainable.

Architects have always dreamed of shaping the future, of building utopian worlds filled with seemingly impossible structures that break with the past to propel mankind far into the 21st century and beyond. This book reviews forty such visionary projects, encompassing the whole spectrum of the built environment, from bus stations and concert halls to boat lifts and aquariums. This stimulating survey, illustrated with the very best architectural photography, will transport readers into yet unknown worlds.

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