| Description |
239 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: THEMES FROM THE WORK OF VICTOR HORTA -- 1.Brussels: The Styles Of A New Capital -- 2.Paris Dawn -- 3.The Belgian Avant-Garde: Les Xx And The Fin De Siecle -- 4.The Quest For Originality -- 5.Dream Rooms: Nostalgia And Light -- 6.The Power Of Material -- 7.The Endless Line: Projected Space -- THE BUILDINGS 1889--1923 -- Edicule Lambeaux Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels (1889--97) -- Hotel Autrique 226 Chaussee de Haecht, Brussels (1893--95) -- Hotel Tassel 6 Rue Paul-Emile Janson, Brussels (1893--94) -- Hotel Frison 37 Rue Lebeau, Brussels (1894--95) -- Hotel Winssinger 66 Rue de l'Hotel des Monnaies, Brussels (1894--97) -- Hotel Solvay 224 Avenue Louise, Brussels (1894--1903) -- Hotel Van Eetvelde 4 Avenue Palmerston, Brussels (1895--1901) -- Jardin D'Enfants 40 Rue Saint-Ghislain, Brussels (1895--99) -- Maison Du Peuple Place Emile Vandervelde, Brussels (1895--99; demolished 1965) -- |
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Contents note continued: Maison and Atelier Horta 23--25 Rue Americaine, Brussels (1898--1901) -- Villa Carpentier Chaussee de Tournai, Renaix (1899) -- Villa Frison 70 Avenue Circulaire, Uccle (1899--1900) -- Maison and Atelier Braecke 31 Rue de l'Abdication, Brussels (1901--06) -- Maison and Atelier Dubois 80 Avenue Brugmann, Brussels (1901--06) -- Hotel Max Hallet 346 Avenue Louise, Brussels (1902--05) -- Waucquez Store 20 Rue des Sables, Brussels (1903--06) -- Villa Dubois Rue de Maradret, Sosoye (1905) -- Wolfers Store 11--13 Rue d'Arenberg, Brussels (1909--12) -- Brugmann Hospital Place Van Gehuchten, Brussels (1906--23) -- Horta's Buildings in Brussels -- Chronology |
| Summary |
"In the decade following the success of his design for the Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1893, Victor Horta, the creator of Art Nouveau architecture, produced more than forty buildings and a movement. Prepared in close collaboration with the Horta Museum, Brussels, 'Victor Horta: The Architect of Art Nouveau' discusses the many influences on Horta's designs and his legacy. The richly ornamental style of Art Nouveau, characterized by fluid lines based on natural forms, expressed a desire to abandon the historical styles of the nineteenth century and to develop a language that was beautifully crafted and thoroughly contemporary, laying the foundations for the development of modernism in architecture and interior design."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"First published in the United Kingdom in 1995 as Victor Horta by Academy Editions, an imprint of John Wiley & Sons"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-31) and index |
| Subject |
Horta, Victor, baron, 1861-1947 -- Themes, motives.
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Horta, Victor, baron, 1861-1947 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Art nouveau (Architecture) -- Belgium.
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Art nouveau (Architecture) -- Influence.
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Architecture, Modern -- 19th century.
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Architecture, Modern -- 20th century.
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| Author |
Carew-Cox, Alastair, illustrator
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| ISBN |
9780500343234 |
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0500343233 |
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