Architectural Details - Windows

Oprawa: twarda, Format: 23,5x23,5cm , Stron: 160, 2008 r., tekst: angielski

From the contents:

• Window design from 22 European cities

• With an introducing foreword: windows – framing a view

• Exact locations of the buildings shown

Windows serve as the eye of the house. They provide contact between the internal world of a building and the world outside – windows permit light, air and glances to move into the space but also establish a connection to the outer world for all people inside. Beside these functional values windows always act as distinctive elements of a building’s appearance and style. They are an important part of the architectural message a house is transmitting.

This copiously illustrated book presents a varied selection of windows from Europe’s architectural capitals from Amsterdam to Zurich. A plenite of high-quality photographs reveals the intriguing diversity of style, proportions and color in European window design of all epochs and areas. They document the entire scope of window framing and glazing from ancient to brand new, from frugal to pompously ornate, from functional to playful. The volume is part of a series, which is focused not on prominent buildings at large but on ingenious and extraordinary details.

This copiously illustrated book presents a varied selection of windows from Europe's architectural capitals. A plenite of high-quality photographs reveals the intriguing divesity of style, proportions and color in European window design of all epochs.

Der Band Windows bietet dem Leser überraschende Perspektiven auf die Metropolen Europas. Dabei stehen nicht bedeutende Bauwerke in ihrer Gesamtheit im Vordergrund, sondern ihre originellen und außergewöhnlichen architektonischen Details. Das Buch präsentiert Fenster aller Epochen und Baustile. Ob Neues, Altes, Schönes oder Skurriles hier findet man ein architektonisches Kaleidoskop der besonderen Art.