Power in Buildings: An Artist's View of Contemporary Architecture Valentine's Day Titles Diego Assis

Diego Assis

His bravura control of watercolor

But when the failures of the corrupt leaders catch up to them

Let me tell you about Faeries

This is a first printing of the original French edition which preceded the American edition

Power in Buildings: An Artist's View of Contemporary Architecture Valentine's Day Titles Diego AssisA 1998 republication of a scarce title from America's greatest architectural draftsman. First published in 1953 and long out of print, the sixty bold drawings and informed text trace Ferriss's personal odyssey through the modern architecture of America from 1929 to 1953. Dams, bridge anchorages, grain elevators, skyscraper projects, and viaducts are delineated in Ferriss's rich and somewhat brooding chiaroscuro style, while he surprises us with