Provides an insight into staircases found in homes, galleries, shops, hotels and offices across the world. Construction techniques, design features and impact of the project within its setting are explored with an overview of the evolution of the staircase. It should be a resource for students of architecture.
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This review is from: Contemporary Staircases (Hardcover)
"The staircase has long had a powerful hold on the imagination, and the last two decades have witnessed some of the world's most extraordinary staircase designs. In Contemporary Staircases, Catherine Slessor considers the most important staircases of recent years, found in homes, galliers, shops, hotels, and offices worldwide."
"The construction, design, setting, and materials of each structure, by architects as diverse as Nicholas Grimshaw, Richard Rogers, Guillermo Vasquez Consuegra, Fernau & Hartman and Rick Mather are all examined, providing an essential, in-depth exploration of this dominant architectural feature." Other architects featured include James Carpenter, Bert Dirrix, Ando, Pei, Fritz Hack, Shilippe Starck, Rafel Moneo, Theo Hotz, Mendelsohn & Chermayeff. 176 pp, color illustrations throughout, cloth over boards with a sewn binding. TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS A History of Staircases Structural Invention Minimal Elegance Utility Works Modern Eclecticism Index
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