Bridge: The Architecture of Connection

Blakstad, Lucy

ISBN 10: 3764366435 ISBN 13: 9783764366438

Editorial: Birkhäuser Basel, 2001

Idioma: Ingl�s

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0.65 x 11.4 x 9.02 Inches; 208 pages.

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T�tulo

Bridge: The Architecture of Connection

Editor

Birkh�user Basel

Fecha de publicaci�n

2001

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

3764366435

ISBN 13

9783764366438

Encuadernaci�n

Softcover

Edici�n

First Edition.

Estado

Near Fine

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Architecture

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Sinopsis

Since the first moment that humans looked across to the other side of a stretch of water, we have been fascinated with bridges and their power to bring people together. Bridges have a special significance both for architects and the general public: they can evoke exhilaration, triumph, and fear. In over 200 colour pages, this new book attempts to find out why. Bridge , edited by the documentary film-maker Lucy Blakstad, is published to accompany a major BBC TV series, and also coincides with the re-opening of the Millennium Bridge in London. This structure, designed by Norman Foster and closed within days of first being opened in 2000 due to its high levels of movement, is one of the key case studies in the book. Also featured in depth are the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, which has carried millions of people over the water to Manhattan during its 120 year life; and the Mostar bridge in Bosnia, a victim of the war in 1993, and tragically bombed out of existence. Bridge also includes studies of some of

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Lucy Blakstad is one of Britain's most highly-acclaimed documentary directors, whose 'Naked', a BBC series about the ageing human body, was hailed as one of the best British documentaries of 1999. She has also produced and directed a series of award-winning films for the BBC2 series 'Modern Times'. This is her first book.

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