No other architect in Australia's history has been as internationally influential or famous as Harry Seidler. Presented in a two book boxed set, this work provides an insight into and an analysis of the designs selected by Seidler to be his most important. The first book looks at the early years of his design career. Photographs are paralleled with concise plans and essays in a dossier showcasing this Austrian-born architect's infatuation with the Australian landscape. The early designs are often in contrast to the ...
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No other architect in Australia's history has been as internationally influential or famous as Harry Seidler. Presented in a two book boxed set, this work provides an insight into and an analysis of the designs selected by Seidler to be his most important. The first book looks at the early years of his design career. Photographs are paralleled with concise plans and essays in a dossier showcasing this Austrian-born architect's infatuation with the Australian landscape. The early designs are often in contrast to the complexities and dimensions of his later designs, which are comprehensively featured in the second book.
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New. 1920744169. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--TWO (2) VOLUME SET. 288 pages. Description: " The late Harry Seidler was a powerful architectural voice with internationally acclaimed, award-winning work spanning the decades. Awarded the RAIA Gold Medal and the RIBA's Gold Medal in 1996, he attended Walter Gropius' Master Class together with notaries such as I. M. Pei and Henry Cobb. He later studied with Marcel Breuer and Josef Albers. Seidler was well known for his tenacity in gaining approvals from planning authorities for his houses, which are all architectural triumphs. --with a bonus offer--