The Secret Lives of Buildings: From the Ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories
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A strikingly original, beautifully narrated history of Western architecture and the cultural transformations that it represents Concrete, marble, steel, brick: little else made by human hands seems as stable, as immutable, as a building. Yet the life of any structure is neither fixed nor timeless. Outliving their original contexts and purposes, buildings are forced to adapt to each succeeding age. To survive, they must become shape-shifters. In an...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0805087850
ISBN13:9780805087857
Release Date:November 2009
Publisher:Metropolitan Books
Length:338 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"
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