HARRY SEIDLER'S PHOTO JOURNAL OF WORLD ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECT HARRY SEIDLER HAS SPENT MORE THAN 50 YEARS TRAVELING THE GLOBE, EXTENSIVELY PHOTOGRAPHING THE PEAK ACHIEVEMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE FROM 3000 B.C. TO THE PRESENT DAY. THANKS TO SOUND ADVICE GIVEN TO HIM EARLY ON BY HIS PHOTOGRAPHER BROTHER, MARCELL ("ONLY USE LEICA CAMERAS AND KODACHROME FILM, WHICH IS ARCHIVAL"), SEIDLER'S HOBBY QUICKLY DEVELOPED INTO A PASSION AND, FINALLY, AN IMPRESSIVE ARCHIVE OF WORLD ARCHITECTURE. INCLUDING, OF COURSE, MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES, SEIDLER'S PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE THE HISTORY AND STYLE--COUNTRY BY COUNTRY--OF ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, AND THE AMERICAS. DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS BY COUNTRY, EACH WITH A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OUTLINING ITS ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY, GRAND TOUR OFFERS ARMCHAIR TRAVELERS, STUDENTS, ARCHITECTURE BUFFS, AND HISTORIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BROWSE THE BUILDINGS OF THE WORLD THROUGH ONE MAN'S PHOTOGRAPHS--THE FRUITS OF A PASSIONATE, HALF-CENTURY ENDEAVOR.
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Born in Vienna, Austria, [b]Harry Seidler[/b] studied architecture at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg before winning a scholarship to Harvard, where he studied under Walter Gropius. He also studied under Josef Albers at Black Mountain College in North Carolina and was the chief assistant of Marcel Breuer in New York from 1946 to 1948. He worked with Oscar Niemeyer in Rio de Janeiro before opening his own practice in Sydney in 1949. He has taught at the Harvard School of Design, the ETH in Zurich, and the University of Sydney. In 1996, Seidler was awarded the RIBA gold medal.
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Globetrotting from the coffee table,
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This review is from: The Grand Tour: Travelling the World with an Architect's Eye (Paperback)
I'm an architect and I usually have my camera with me wherever I go, especially to take photos of landscapes and/or buildings that catch my fancy wherever I am.
That's the concept behind this lovely coffee table styled book from Taschen publishers. It's a collection of vivid photos of structures that caught the eye of architect Henry Seider. Taken all over the world (every continent is represented), they include the rock structures of Petra in Jordan, the gothic cathedral at Ulm, and the museum für Moderne Kurnst both in Germany, Isfahan mosque in Iran, works by Le Corbusier, Mies Van De Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, to mention a few, with minimal notes (and in a few cases, sketches) describing each project. Structures range from historical (Petra, the pyramids and temples of Egypt), to classic, to modern, so there should be something for everyone. As with every other book on architecture from Taschen which I own, this is a delight.
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A personal journey,
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Harry Seidler is Australia's greatest living architect. His award winning domestic and international works are represented in a number good books. This book however, is a personal photographic journey through more than 50 years of travel. The photos are taken by Harry himself and the wily observer will even notice family members in some. It is a book that prompts the desire to travel to see unknown (to me at least) buildings that represent great architectural achievements of their time. Of course it also includes the famous and well known architectural wonders. When I am feeling nostalgic for travel and good architecture it is one of the first books I pick up.
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AMAZING COLLECTION GREAT PICTURES,
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This review is from: The Grand Tour: Travelling the World with an Architect's Eye (Paperback)
An amazing and wonderful image collection of the greatest architectural master pieces from around the world. I can only hope to be able to visit a fraction of these places in my own time. Great to be able to see them here! A must for anyone interested in great architecture and photographs.
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This book aims to portray the peak achievements in architecture and the built environment that I have seen, all around the globe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Marcel Breuer, World War, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mexico City, New York, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, Pier Luigi Nervi, Angkor Wat, Balthasar Neumann, Otto Wagner, Tel Aviv, World Heritage, Buenos Aires, Jorn Utzon, Town Hall, Angkor Thom, Norman Foster, Agra Fort, San Francisco, Sydney Opera House, Alexander Calder, Atlas Mountains, Christopher Wren, English Georgian New!
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This book aims to portray the peak achievements in architecture and the built environment that I have seen, all around the globe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Marcel Breuer, World War, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mexico City, New York, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, Pier Luigi Nervi, Angkor Wat, Balthasar Neumann, Otto Wagner, Tel Aviv, World Heritage, Buenos Aires, Jorn Utzon, Town Hall, Angkor Thom, Norman Foster, Agra Fort, San Francisco, Sydney Opera House, Alexander Calder, Atlas Mountains, Christopher Wren, English Georgian New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Frank Lloyd Wright: Writings and Buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright on page 517, and page 522
- Harvard University: Off the Record (College Prowler) (College Prowler: Harvard University Off the Record) by Dominic Hood on page 499
- Buckingham Palace by Roy Nash on page 194
- Diego Rivera by Sarah Vazquez on page 558
- Andrea Pozzo (Italian Edition) by De Feo on page 329
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