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Contemporary Staircases

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"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