The Works : The Industrial Architecture of the United States
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0195090004
ISBN-13
9780195090000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 18th, 1999
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
848 grams
Dimensions
25.00 x 20.00 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification:
History of art / art & design stylesPublic buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc
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'The Works' is an illustrated and exhaustive study of the different types of industrial buildings over 100 years. It explains the rationale of the design of factory buildings and "the works" complexes, the changes in building materials in relation to functional needs, and the aesthetics of industrial architecture.
The factories of American cities are examples of functional beauty constructed from an attempt to adapt a means to an end. The Works is a generously illustrated and exhaustive study of the different types of industrial buildings over one hundred years. It explains the rationale of the design of factory buildings and "the works" complexes, the changes in building materials in relation to functional needs, and the aesthetics of industrial architecture.
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