Stone Architecture.
Stone Architecture.
$500.00
Accocella, Alphonso.
Cl. Milan, 2006
SKU 70580
In this volume, Professor Acocella analyzes every type of stone, from those used by the Egyptians to the marble used by Mies van der Rohe. Stone as a material is not only analyzed from a historical point of view, it is categorized and examined according to its technological usage. The book is based on comparison and confrontation between origins, archetypes and present-day themes, examining a variety of projects from around the world.
624 pp., 2,000 color and B&W illus.
