Behind the scenes of an emotional international architecture competition. Never before has a competition design been so thoroughly documented. Large-format book with more than 500 illustrations in color, including plans and drawings.
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Behind the scenes of an emotional international architecture competition. Never before has a competition design been so thoroughly documented. Large-format book with more than 500 illustrations in color, including plans and drawings.
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Very Good. Some shelf wear, front cover has some dirty marks, otherwise book content is in very good condition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 328 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine.
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Used-Very Good. The emotional and complex legacy of September 11, 2001 made the efforts to rebuild the World Trade Center site an unprecedented challenge for the architecture profession. This book chronicles the work of one team of designers. THINK, a collaboration of four distinguished principals: Shigeru Ban, Ken Smith, Frederic Schwartz and Rafael Vinoly, was a finalist in the master planning competition. From each designer's immediate response to the loss of the Twin Towers, to the team's work to the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's Innovative Design Study, the book presents an insider's view on the intense efforts to respond to the public's demand for planning and symbolic architecture over the eighteen months between the attacks and the selection of a master plan in February 2003. Behind the scenes of an emotional international architecture competition. Never before has a competition design been so thoroughly documented. Large-format book with more than 500 illustrations in color, including plans and drawings. Open copy, wrapped in Brodart protector.
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New. 1920744746. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--336 pages. Description: "The emotional and complex legacy of September 11, 2001 made the efforts to rebuild the World Trade Center site an unprecedented challenge for the architecture profession. This book chronicles the work of one team of designers. THINK, a collaboration of four distinguished principals: Shigeru Ban, Ken Smith, Frederic Schwartz and Rafael Vinoly, was a finalist in the master planning competition. From each designer's immediate response to the loss of the Twin Towers, to the team's work to the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's Innovative Design Study, the book presents an insider's view on the intense efforts to respond to the public's demand for planning and symbolic architecture over the eighteen months between the attacks and the selection of a master plan in February 2003."--with a bonus offer--
