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Living Bridges: The Inhabited Bridge, Past, Present and Future

Door David Cadman

Categorie
Bruggen
Boeknummer
#407001-LI17
Titel
Living Bridges: The Inhabited Bridge, Past, Present and Future
Auteur
Cadman, David
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Munich : Prestel Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
1996
ISBN10
3791317342
ISBN13
9783791317342
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original grey boards, dust jacket, numerous illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting
In 1831 Old London Bridge was demolished following the construction of Sir John Rennie's replacement structure. Begun in 1176, it was the first stone bridge to have been erected across the Thames and until 1763 it had boasted a famous parade of shops and houses on either side of a narrow thoroughfare. Throughout Europe whole communities were supported by such habitable bridges. The last bridge of this type to be built in Britain was Pulteney Bridge constructed in Bath in 1773. This work examines the contribution that habitable bridges have made to city life from the Middle Ages to the present day. The history and construction of major inhabited bridges in Europe, the Middle East and America are discussed in detail. In Europe these include Old London Bridge, the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, V... (Lees verder)enice's Rialto Bridge and the Pont de Notre Dame in Paris. One section of the book is devoted to presenting the seven shortlisted entries in a competition to design a habitable bridge for London, spanning the Thames from Temple Gardens on the North Bank to the area in front of London Weekend Television building in the south. Among the entries is one by Daniel Libeakind, originator of the "boiler house" proposal for the extension to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Four pages are accorded to the winning entry in the competition.
Pagina's
157
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 9,00

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