ACIER

Un Nouveau Grand Palais des Expositions. Technique pour l'Utilisation de l'Acier. [A New Grand Palais for Exhibitions. Methods for the Utilization of Steel.]

Paris: Office Technique Pour l’Utilisation de l’Acier, 1935.

First Edition.

This impressive publication is a record of a competition for a grand large-scale exhibition building at La Defense on the outskirts of Paris. The competition was organised by O.T.U.A., publishers of the magazine l’Acier [steel], to exemplify the spectacular possibilities of steel in modern building. Thirteen invited entrants accepted the challenge with varying success. Results range through art deco monumental, severe modernist, and near-visionary. Detailed information is given for each entry: area plans, perspective views, plans, elevations, engineering details and calculations, materials and services.

Item #1591

Folio, numerous photogravure plates, plans, elevations and details, black leather spine, coloured decorative boards edged with white leather (scuffed). Binding signed 'Barast', apparently one of a number of special copies for presentation, this copy numbered '8' and inscribed to M. Bruneton.

Price (AUD): $2,550.00  other currencies