New York, NY: Rizzoli, 2005. Hardcover. VG (Slight rubbing to heel of binding spine, otherwise crisp and clean.). Amish blue cloth, blue & color illus. dust jacket, 234 pp., many color illus. "Public architecture is now required to be an amazing piece of surreal sculpture as well as something that appeals to a diverse audience -- at once provocative and practical yet without the context that religion and ideology once provided. Such contrary demands drive the architect toward a new convention: the enigmatic signifier. This curious sign suggests many meanings without naming any of them. The most publiczed version of the genre, Frank Gehry's New Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, 1997, became an instant media event that forced other architects to design event buildings routinely. This 'Bilbao Effect' has led to a series of landmark buildings. ... While negative reaction has continued to grow, the iconic building is with us to stay. Charles Jencks lucidly helps us separate the best of these new buildings from the mediocre ones." (dj).

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Charles Jencks is the author of the bestselling The Language of Post-Modern Architecture, The Garden of Cosmic Speculation, The Architecture of the Jumping Universe, Le Corbusier and the Continual Revolution in Architecture, and many others. He has taught at UCLA and now divides his time between London and New York making frequent appearances as a lecturer.

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Bookseller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 147133
Title: The Iconic Building
Author: Jencks, Charles
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG (Slight rubbing to heel of binding spine, otherwise crisp and clean.)
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0847827569
ISBN 13: 9780847827565
Publisher: Rizzoli
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 2005
Keywords: American Architecture ; Iconic Architecture ; ;

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Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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