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Beschreibung

A glorious global celebration of modern railway architecture in the mid-20th century and beyond.

Many railway books are about nostalgia for the steam age, but this one is different: a global study of railway architecture from the 1950s onwards and into the future. In 50 fascinating entries, renowned travel and architecture writer Christopher Beanland looks primarily at stations but also covers starkly brutalist signal boxes and depots, charming art-adorned undergrounds and international examples of pioneering signage and design.

Station explores LA's iconic Union Station, the verdant Atocha Station in Madrid and Warsaw's spectacular modernist stations, but it also includes less familiar examples such as Saudi Arabia's high-speed Haramain Line, the joyous monorail at Walt Disney World Resort and Mexico's anticipated Tren Maya. The book also contains essays on topics including hanging railways in Germany and Japan, the intriguing architecture and design of Berlin's U-Bahn stations and the joy of interrailing.

Illustrated with glorious photographs throughout, this stylish and contemporary book is a celebration of modern railway architecture at its best and will appeal to rail enthusiasts and architecture aficionados alike.

A glorious global celebration of modern railway architecture in the mid-20th century and beyond.

Many railway books are about nostalgia for the steam age, but this one is different: a global study of railway architecture from the 1950s onwards and into the future. In 50 fascinating entries, renowned travel and architecture writer Christopher Beanland looks primarily at stations but also covers starkly brutalist signal boxes and depots, charming art-adorned undergrounds and international examples of pioneering signage and design.

Station explores LA's iconic Union Station, the verdant Atocha Station in Madrid and Warsaw's spectacular modernist stations, but it also includes less familiar examples such as Saudi Arabia's high-speed Haramain Line, the joyous monorail at Walt Disney World Resort and Mexico's anticipated Tren Maya. The book also contains essays on topics including hanging railways in Germany and Japan, the intriguing architecture and design of Berlin's U-Bahn stations and the joy of interrailing.

Illustrated with glorious photographs throughout, this stylish and contemporary book is a celebration of modern railway architecture at its best and will appeal to rail enthusiasts and architecture aficionados alike.

Über den Autor
Christopher Beanland
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction
  • The Stations
  • Signs of the time
  • The Joy of Interrail
  • U-Bahn stations
  • The Lowline
  • The Calatrava effect
  • Hanging railways
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Architektur
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 208 S.
100 Farbfotos
ISBN-13: 9781849948258
ISBN-10: 1849948259
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Beanland, Christopher
Hersteller: Abrams & Chronicle Books
Batsford Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Abrams & Chronicle C/O Media Participations, Marine Philipona, 57 Rue Gaston Tessier, F-75019 Paris, info@abramsandchronicle.co.uk
Abbildungen: Over 100 colour photographs
Maße: 284 x 222 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Christopher Beanland
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.04.2024
Gewicht: 1,154 kg
Artikel-ID: 127383917

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