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Dostępność: na zamówienie A surprising trend can be discerned in museum building since the end of the 1990s, one that still seems to be going strong today: an unprecedented number of grand-scale projects have been undertaken in recent years, ont only by private sponsors, but in many cases made possible instead by public funding.
Since streets become increasingly crowded, living on the top of a buildingpromises privacy and distance. Rooftops have become the symbol of a newlifestyle - an extension and exclusive enjoyment of an area traditionallyunused: the architectural crown of a building has been transformed into anew area for work or living. Architects, designers and town planners haveseen in this final section of a building their last chance to let theirfantasies run free and to dramatically shape the cities' skylines withextensions, attics and unique tops.
The "Art and Architecture" series unites brilliant colour illustrations with detailed information - spanning over 560 pages that fit in almost any pocket. It includes: high-quality illustrations of every piece of art described; supplementary regional and city maps and blueprints; insets on related cultural and intellectual topics; illustrated timelines and explanations of architectural styles; and extensive glossaries and terminology lists.
