Architecture 3s S. Series

City Icons by Antonio Gaudi, Warren and Wetmore and Jorn Utzon

by Mark Burry, Philip Drew, and Kenneth Powell

Published 1 August 1999

Part of a series that aims to place buildings within their historical context, this text considers the Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Familia, Grand Central Terminal and the Sydney Opera House. It includes specially produced technical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed and put together. Examined together, the buildings provide insights into the role of civic architecture.

Places of Worship by Sir Christopher Wren, Joze Plecnik and Tadao Ando

by Vaughan Hart, James Russell, Ivan Margolius, and Philip Drew

Published 1 August 1999

Part of a series that places buildings within their historical context, this text considers St Paul's Cathedral, Church of the Sacred Heart in Prague, and the Church on the Water and Church of the Light in Japan. It includes specially produced technical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed and put together. By looking at these churches within one volume, the aim is that the reader can gain insight into varying approaches by architects - from the past to the present and in differing cultural and geographical settings - to creating Christian sacred space.

Pioneering British High-tech

by John McKean, James Russell, Gabriele Bramante, and Kenneth Powell

Published 1 August 1999

Part of a series that places buildings within their historical context, this text considers the Engineering Department Building at Leicester University, the Willis Faber Dumas Building and the Lloyd's Building. It includes specially produced technical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed and put together. By looking at the buildings together, the reader can analyze and chart the development of modern British architecture and examine the distinctive approaches taken by three different partnerships.