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Megastructure : urban futures of the recent past / [by] Reyner Banham.
TITLE:
Megastructure : urban futures of the recent past / [by] Reyner Banham.
Publication Date:
1976
Publication Information:
London : Thames and Hudson,
Physical Description:
224 p. : ill., plans.
Bibliography Note:
Bibliography: p. 221.
Summary:
A long-sought reprint of this classic of architectural history and criticism, surveying a movement that would inspire architects, fantasists, and filmmakers alike.It is an architectural concept as alluring as it is elusive, as futuristic as it is primordial. Megastructure is what it sounds a vastly scaled edifice that can contain potentially countless uses, contexts, and adaptations.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780500340684
General Note:
Includes index.