Architecture fantastique by Conrads, Ulrich - Sperlich, Hans G - 1960

New York, NY: Frederick A Praeger, 1962. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. EX-LIB. UNCIRCULATED Copy. Text/BRAND NEW. Linen boards/Good; strong w/marked discoloration (original blue cloth faded to grey). DJ/None. Loan pocket removal scar to back cover verso. Departing from traditional, chronologically linear study of architectural expressions, this volume is a distinct tribute to individual manifestations of creative utopian fabrications as it explores fanciful ideas, past and present, of architectectual shapes with attention to "the expression of whimsy" in the use of structure and materials, as well as in personal or public credo." The essays are: 1, The Found Object, 2, Toward an Extreme Tangibility; 3, Fantastic Frameworks; 4, Fascination with the Transparent; 5, The Sheltering Cave; 6, Labyrinth & Spiral; 7, Formally Restricted Improvisation; 8, A Pre-Figured Architect; 9, Hovering Architecture; 10, The Architectural Utopia; 11, The Futurist City; 12,… Read More

Hatje, Stuttgart, 1983. 2nd Edition. SOFTCOVER. Large 4to. in photo illustrated stiff card covers, 176pp, plates, index etc. Text in German __CONDITION : A well preserved almost AS NEW very clean and tight unmarked copy (covers very faintly tanned). ... __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS

The Architectural Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm, square and tight with no snags or splits, just a trifle rubbed. Complete with original dustjacket: in decent shape, just slightly rubbed and moderately edge-worn, now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.

New York Ny: Frederick A. Praeger, 1962. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 187 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine Lettered In Red. First American Printing, Revised And Expanded From The 1960 German Edition. Fine. Dust Jacket Priced $16.00, Bright And Clean, Near Fine.

Frederick A. Praeger. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. ; Grey cloth cover is sunned on spine and frayed at headcap but clean and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's name stamped on front paste down. Die from the top edge has bled slightly onto first few pages, otherwise pages are clean and in very good condition. .

Praeger. As New. 1962. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - - Corresponds to ASIN: B001ISMUPQ. 216 pages, over 150 duotone photos, 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- .

Praeger. As New. 1962. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - - Corresponds to ASIN: B000QUN9GG. 216 pages, over 150 duotone photos, 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- .

Praeger. As New. 1962. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - - Corresponds to ASIN: B0007DSU7U. 216 pages, over 150 duotone photos, 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- .