Blast Furnaces

Bernd BecherMIT Press • ISBN-10 0262023113

Blast Furnaces coverBlast Furnaces cover

Blast Furnaces

Bernd BecherMIT Press

This edition of Blast Furnaces

ISBN-10: 0262023113 · 1990 · 1st Edition

Canonical book record

Completeness 57

Cover quality: good

2manybooks editorial

Bernd and Hilla Becher’s seminal work presents a rigorous, systematic survey of industrial architecture through the lens of the blast furnace. By isolating these monumental structures against neutral backgrounds, the Bechers elevate utilitarian engineering to the status of sculpture, emphasizing the formal repetition and structural variations inherent in twentieth-century German industrial design.

Book metadata

Publisher: MIT Press
1st Edition1990
Pages: 232Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

Contributors

Author: Bernd Becher

Community tags

Inferred themes

Machine-inferred from catalog text. Not verified subjects.

Inferred: ArchitectureInferred: Becher School

Stored catalog notes

Cornerstone of: Typological Photography

Community signals

Have: 8 · Like: 4 · Rating: 4.9 / 5 (7)

Current asking prices

Lowest

Median

Highest

Community comments

0 likes0 comments

Log in to like this book and join the discussion.

Loading comments…

Editions and similar books

Related titles. These are other books, not live offers for Blast Furnaces.

Suggest catalog improvements

Log in to submit metadata updates for this book.