Exploring Glasgow
Exploring Glasgow
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A unique guide to the architecture of Glasgow, based around 10 tours which can be made easily on foot, by bicycle or public transport
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Exploring Glasgow by Robin Ward
Glasgow is one of the most architecturally exciting cities in the world, boasting a huge variety of building styles. There are grand Victorian public buildings celebrating civic progress and pride, commercial palazzi glorifying trade and industry, glittering art galleries, a Gothic Revival university as well as tower blocks, tenements, the Art Nouveau of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the quirky classicism of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson.This book illustrates and describes almost 500 buildings and structures, featured not only for their architectural excellence but also for their social and historical significance.'A handy companion for all with an architectural interest in Glasgow'
* Scottish Field *Robin Ward is an architecture critic, writer and graphic designer who was born and raised in Glasgow. He studied at Glasgow School of Art and subsequently worked for the BBC in London, and in Canada, where he was architecture critic for the Vancouver Sun. He has written a number of books, including Some City Glasgow, The Spirit of Glasgow, and co-wrote Exploring Bangkok.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781780274546 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780274548 |
| Title | Exploring Glasgow |
| Author | Robin Ward |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2017-05-25 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |