Civic Builders

ISBN: 0471498769

Author: Fentress, Curtis W.

Condition: New

Civic Builders is the latest edition in the successful Builders Series, andcontains international coverage of government buildings and city halls.Commencing with an introduction on the history of civic buildings, this volumegoes on to showcase 30 contemporary case studies by world renown architects,including Foster and Partners, Richard Meir and Helmut Jahn. Each project isfully illustrated by the incorporation of texts, plans and photos of civic buildings.Civic Builders stands alone in its study of contemporary civic buildings andprovides vital information and inspiration for architects and engineers involvedin this building type.The first book to focus entirely on contemporary civic buildings.Features works by a wide selection of architects, from the world renownedto the little known.Each project is covered comprehensively with text, plans drawings andphotographsInvaluable source of information and inspiration for architects andengineers involved in the design of civic buildings