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Un libro que presenta, por primera vez y de forma explícita, un acercamiento al papel de la fotografía en la modernidad arquitectónica española: desde la irrupción de las vanguardias a mediados de la década de 1920 hasta la crisis del Estilo Internacional a finales de la década 1960. Como ocurrió en el contexto internacional, también en España se produjo un flujo intenso de trabajo y cooperación entre fotógrafos, arquitectos y medios de...
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From the invention of photography in 1839, architecture was second only to portraiture as the most favored subject for the camera. The fact that buildings were immobile was advantageous for the long exposures needed in the early days, but architectural images were popular for other reasons: they documented dynastic, civic, and religious achievements; educated architects about construction and decorative details; and whetted curiosity about distant...
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"One hundred years ago, architects found in the medium of photography--so good at representing a building's lines and planes--a necessary way to promote their practices. It soon became apparent, however, that photography did more than reproduce what it depicted. It altered both subject and reception, as architecture in the twentieth century was enlisted as a form of mass communication. Claire Zimmerman reveals how photography profoundly influenced...
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"Divided into five chapters, the book covers collaborations between photographer and architect, global urbanization, alterations to the natural landscape, reappraised Modernist icons, and imagined environments. presenting a unique study of outstanding work in contemporary architectural photography, Shooting Space not only offers an exciting view of photographers at the intersection of two genres, but will reward the reader with a considered survey...
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This lavish book represents the modern movement in Cuban architecture, from art nouveau and art deco to the flowering of high modernism just before the Revolution, spanning from the early 1900s to 1965. At a time when travellers are rediscovering Cuba, this volume offers a range of the city's twentieth-century cultural achievements. The photographs, shot exclusively for the book, show examples from the artsy Vedado neighbourhood, the seaside streets...
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"Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal stands as the ultimate icon of midcentury modern design. Commissioned in 1956 and completed in 1962, the bird-like terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport was intentionally designed as an eye-catching showpiece that would capture the public's imagination. Its expressionistic concrete exterior and soaring interior spaces did just that, making it one of the most dramatic architectural statements of its day."--Jacket.
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