Power in Buildings: An Artist's View of Contemporary Architecture Valentine's Day Titles This is a first printing

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

le chat blanc guide Jin vers la maison de ses maitres

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

troves and troughs of various off-kilter treasures

Power in Buildings: An Artist's View of Contemporary Architecture Valentine's Day Titles This is a first printingA 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