A volume that spans nearly 250 years of architecture, this handsome publication features projects known as Diploma Works by some of the most illustrious members of the Royal Academy of Arts. Diploma Works were presented by the architects upon their election to the Academy and represent the scope and vision of their creative process. They include Sir John Soane s designs for a new House of Lords, Sir Robert Smirke s reconstructive interpretation of the Acropolis at Athens, William Wilkins s designs for the gateway and screen ...
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A volume that spans nearly 250 years of architecture, this handsome publication features projects known as Diploma Works by some of the most illustrious members of the Royal Academy of Arts. Diploma Works were presented by the architects upon their election to the Academy and represent the scope and vision of their creative process. They include Sir John Soane s designs for a new House of Lords, Sir Robert Smirke s reconstructive interpretation of the Acropolis at Athens, William Wilkins s designs for the gateway and screen at King s College, Cambridge, Alfred Waterhouse s Manchester Town Hall, Sir Edwin Lutyens s work in New Delhi, and Sir Nicholas Grimshaw s Waterloo International Terminal. The incisive text illuminates each work.
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Like New in Like New jacket. Size: 10x1x11; Publisher's hardback in nearly new condition: firm and square, no bumps, no splits. Complete with original dustjacket: sharp and bright, no tears, no chips. Contents tight, crisp and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Looks unread. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.
