"Transparency" is a key text and required reading for all students of modern architecture. As members of the 1950s group known as the "Texas Rangers", Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky tested new methods for teaching and developing architectural design skills. Through their exploration of the common basis of modern art and architecture they identified and elaborated on the concept of transparency as a fundamental principle of spatial organisation, beyond the curtain wall. Their essay titled Transparency, first published in 1964 ...
Read More
"Transparency" is a key text and required reading for all students of modern architecture. As members of the 1950s group known as the "Texas Rangers", Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky tested new methods for teaching and developing architectural design skills. Through their exploration of the common basis of modern art and architecture they identified and elaborated on the concept of transparency as a fundamental principle of spatial organisation, beyond the curtain wall. Their essay titled Transparency, first published in 1964, provided the theoretical and didactical fundament, exemplified and illustrated by 2 of Le Corbusier s buildings.
Read Less
Add this copy of Transparency to cart. $47.52, very good condition, Sold by M Godding Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Devizes, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by Birkhauser.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
Add this copy of Transparency to cart. $69.71, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Birkhauser.
Add this copy of Transparency to cart. $120.11, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Birkhäuser Architecture.
Add this copy of Transparency to cart. $173.93, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Birkhäuser Architecture.
Add this copy of Transparency to cart. $124.95, good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Birkhauser Architecture Publishing.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good++; Softcover; Clean covers with minor edgewear; Unblemished textblock edges; Name to the title page, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; Good binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 0.7 lbs; Dark blue-green and red paper covers; 1993, Birkhauser Architecture Publishing; 119 pages; "Transparency, " by Colin Rowe & Robert Slutzky.
Add this copy of Transparency to cart. $147.50, very good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Birkhauser Architecture Publishing.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good; Softcover; Light wear to the covers; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); Dark blue-green and red paper covers; 1993, Birkhauser Architecture Publishing; 119 pages; "Transparency, " by Colin Rowe & Robert Slutzky.
