Staircases [Hardcover]

Eva Jiricna (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

When it comes to the design of staircases, there to the imagination, talent, or inventiveness. Perhaps that is why some staircases are engineering marvels as well as works of art in their own right.

Staircases showcases 50 brilliant staircase designs constructed over the past several years. These breathtaking examples are from 11 different countries ranging from a private home in Finland to an apartment building in Chicago to the Louvre.

Readers will be enthralled by the 150 color photos plus 100 line drawings that accompany each project. Plus thoroughly entertaining text explains the design intention, methods of construction, and describes the amazing cutting-edge technology that makes some of the more innovative designs possible.

192 pages 9 1/2" x 11" 150 color photos hardbound 0-82306-896-X

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About the Author

Eva Jiricna was born in Czechoslovakia and is now one of Britain's foremost architects. She has been associated with staircases since the celebrated glass and steel examples that she designed for the retailers Joseph and Joan & David in the US and Europe. Her most recent work includes Canada Water bus station, part of London Underground's new Jubilee Line Extension. Jiricna has taught and lectured at institutions around the world, and has been made a CBE for services to design. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082306896X
• ISBN-13: 978-0823068968
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #702,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Book should be renamed, "Commercial Staircases", January 28, 2004

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"bonilynn" (El Paso, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Staircases (Hardcover)

I bought this book, hoping to find pictures of residential staircases, from old and new houses. Instead, I was disappointed to find the book had only commercial staircases. While some of the staircases are quite intriguing, such as a glass staircase, the author should have named the book, "Commercial Staircases" or had a line on the cover which described the true contents of the book. so, buyer beware: buy this book only if your interest is in the commercial application of staircases.!

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Staircase book., May 14, 2011

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FatMatt - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Staircases (Hardcover)

Lot's of commercial property staircases. Didn't seem to be the best for home research. They sent me two books too.