About this title: The art of architectural floodlighting, which first came into existence at the beginning of the 20th century, has seen a world-wide renaissance in more recent years. This is an in-depth and illustrated account of the history of architectural illumination in American and European cities. While the work serves as a historical survey of architectural lighting throughout the 20th century, it also examines the cultural, social and artistic issues surrounding this phenomenon. During the 1920s and 30s architectural floodlighting was at its most intense, considered an essentially modern abstract art ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Prestel, Munich/NY
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9783791325873ISBN:3791325876
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws-clean, tightly bound, no writing or markings.; english text.; 240pp., 131 color and 176 b/w illustrations. seven essays by various contributors. reference and bibliographical sections. examines the early and continuing love affair between urban architecture and exterior illumination. pleasing combination of the scholarly and beautiful book design. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket shows some edge wear. Boards lightly worn at corners. Pages clean and bright. Solid binding. Prestel, 239 pp. read more
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