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Power in Buildings | 
 enlarge | Author: Hugh Ferriss
Publisher: Hennessey & Ingalls
Category: Book
List Price: $37.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 503754
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 102
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0940512114
Dewey Decimal Number: 720.9730904
EAN: 9780940512115
ASIN: 0940512114
Publication Date: January 1, 1998
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Product Description
A welcome republication of a scarce title from America's greatest architectural draftsman. The sixty bold drawings and informed text trace Ferriss's personal odyssey through the modern architecture of America from 1929 to 1953. Dams, bridge anchorages, grain elevators, skyscraper projects, and viaducts are delineated in Ferriss's rich and somewhat brooding chiaroscuro style, while he surprises us with illustrations of such landmarks as the Johnson Wax building, Taliesin West, Lever House, and the then-unbuilt United Nations Headquarters.
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A truly visionary American architect July 16, 2007
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This is an amazing compilation of drawings and written ideas from a truly visionary American architect, one considered to be among the 'inventors' of the skyscraper. Ferris was a prime force in realizing the vision of the 20th century metropolis which defined the idealism and unprecedented scale of the great American cities. This book is also a wonderful reminder, in this age of digital imagery and 3D visualization tools, of what power and beauty can be conveyed through the traditional medium of pencil and graphite. Ferris was a brilliant draughtsman and his rendering style unusually dramatic compared to most architectural renderings of his time.
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