Unbuilt by Christopher Beanland

Unbuilt by Christopher Beanland

A fascinating survey of unbuilt and abandoned architectural projects from all over the world, by great architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier and Zaha Hadid.

‘Told in clean, clear prose accompanied by collages, sketches, models and maps, Beanland’s book plumbs the archives of 20th-century plans for alternate visions of our cities’

-- Monocle Weekend Newsletter

‘Discover a plethora of boundary pushing ideas ahead of their time and designs that never left the drawing board’

-- The Modern House

‘A fantastic survey of 20th century architectural ambitionsIt spans a host of ideas that … run the gamut of the sublime to the ridiculous, often calling into question some of the great visionaries of the modern age’

* The London Society *

‘A very beautiful hardback book full of colour illustrations and fascinating stories of dreams that never became reality’

* Roads.co.uk *

‘A thing of beauty’

-- John Grindrod * Twitter *

‘Runs the gamut of the sublime to the ridiculous, often calling into the question some of the great visionaries of the modern age’

* London Society Journal *

Christopher Beanland is a journalist and author who specialises in architecture and travel writing. He is the author of Concrete Concept: Brutalist buildings around the world and writes regularly for The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph and Mr Porter.Christopher Beanland is a journalist and author who specialises in architecture and travel writing. He is the author of Concrete Concept: Brutalist buildings around the world and writes regularly for The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph and Mr Porter.

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ISBN 13	9781849946636
ISBN 10	1849946639
Title	Unbuilt
Author	Christopher Beanland
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Batsford Ltd
Year published	2021-09-02
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.