Factory

by Gillian Darley

Despite its long history, the factory has a particular appeal to modern architects, who have often preferred this building type as "authentic" architecture to the grand public buildings and luxury private dwellings of the contemporary city. Many European architects who looked to America for inspiration in the early 20th century were far more excited by the great factories of Detroit than they were by the monuments of New York and Washington, DC.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861891555
• ISBN13: 9781861891556
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.4"