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Black : architecture in monochrome

by Virginia McLeod

This volume explores 150 black structures from the last 1,000 years, including houses, churches, and skyscrapers. It examines the aesthetic use of the colour black in architecture through photographs and descriptive text.

Accession 12668 ISBN 9780714874722 Publisher Phaidon Press
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