Hardcover. NY, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 222 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition due to bumping along the top edge and corners. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book examines the development of twentieth-century Russian architecture as it relates to the transformation of imperial Russia into an industrialized Soviet empire, and shows how Western notions of style and technology were assimilated on a massive scale into a uniquely Russian vision. Reshaping Russian Architecture will also appeal to those interested in modern architecture and urban planning in general. Clean copy. Record # 33973
Softcover. London, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, Reprint, 2024, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 278 pages, soft cover. Covers are in good condition, despite some minor edge wear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. This intellectual biography of outspoken public activist, professor, and architectural historian and critic Vincent Scully's life and career traces the formative moments in his thinking, mapping his relationships with a constellation of architects, artists, and cultural personalities of the past one hundred years. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33883