Auguste Perret
French architect Auguste Perret (1874-1954) was a pioneering precursor to the Modern movement. His career is inextricably linked to the constructional technique of reinforced concrete: in works such as his 1903 apartment building in Rue Franklin, Paris, concrete - a material that previously had been...
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| Language: | English |
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London
Phaidon Press
2001
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Add Tag | Summary: | French architect Auguste Perret (1874-1954) was a pioneering precursor to the Modern movement. His career is inextricably linked to the constructional technique of reinforced concrete: in works such as his 1903 apartment building in Rue Franklin, Paris, concrete - a material that previously had been perceived as common and industrial - was reinvented, handled artistically and granted its own idiom. Le Corbusier described this building as 'a foretaste of the modern world'. |
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| Physical Description: | 255 pages illustrations (colour) 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0714840432 9780714840437 |
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