The Crystal Palace
1851-1936
by Sir Joseph Paxton
Lost in Time: The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace and iron in architecture
The story of the Great Exhibition – Part 1
The story of the Great Exhibition – Part 2
The Crystal Palace (1851-1936), rare footage 1935
BOOKS
Michal Forsyth: "Buildings for Music: The Architect, the Musician, and the Listener from the 17th Century to the Present Day", The MIT Press, 1985.
Nikolaus Pvsner: "A History of Building Types", Princeton University Press, 1979.
Nigel Hawkes: "Structures", Marshall Edition Developements Limited, 1990.
Photographs by Philip Henry Delamotte: "Progress of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, 1854", source: THE MET - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: l i n k and some extracted photos:
Sir Joseph Paxton in a portrait by Joseph John Jenkings after a photograph by William Edward Kilburn 1851 or after - National Portrait Gallery © NPG D5476.
LIBRI
Giovanni Brino: "Crystal Palace. Cronaca di un'avventura progettuale", 271 pgg., Sagep Editrice, Genova, 1995.
Michal Forsyth: "Edifici per la musica. L'architetto, il musicista, il pubblico dal Seicento ad oggi", Cap. 4: "Musica in grande", 352 pgg., Nicola Zanichelli, Bologna, 1987. ...All'interno del Crystal Palace si tenevano anche numerosi concerti di musica.
Nikolaus Pevsner: "Storia e caratteri degli edifici", Cap. XV: "Mercati coperti, serre ed edifici per le esposizioni", 393 pgg., Fratelli Palombi, Roma, 1986.
Nigel Hawkes: "Atlante delle meraviglie costruite dall'uomo", "Il Crystal Palace: una serra gigantesca", Istituto Geografico de Agostini, Novara, 1991.
Robin Middleton e David Watkin: "Architettura dell'Ottocento", Mondadori Electa, 1989.
T H E M A R I N D U C T
THE MARINE WATER AQUEDUCT
D E E P B L U E
SEAWATER FOR OVER 200,000 POOLS OF
L O S A N G E L E S
D U N E S
THE MARINDUCT OASIS SYSTEM
T H E P E N S I L E P O O L S
BY BRIDGE-POOLS
WATERFUN & SPORTING BATHS
THE ROLLER COASTER OF STAIRS
A LABYRINTH OF STAIRS
FOR SEAWATER FUN PARKS
F O R H U M A N B E I N G S
N O T F O R C L O N E S
S T A I R S I N T H E W A T E R
A SEAWATER SPORTING & FUN PARK
T H E N A U T I L U S
A VILLAGE IN THE DESERT
T H E B L U E S H E L L
A HOME WITH A THERMAL
SHIELD OF SAND
T H E Z E B R A S
CHAIRS & TABLES BY POLYCARBONATE
& ALUMINIUM TUBES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Even the longest journey begins with a first step! Systemic Habitats is on line since the 18th of May 2012. This website was created to publish online my ebook "Towards a different habitat" on the contemporary architecture and urbanism. Later many other contents were added. For their direct or indirect contribution to its realisation strarting from 2012, we would like to thank: Roberto Vacca, Marco Pizzuti, Fiorenzo and Raffaella Zampieri, Antonella Todeschini, All the Amici di Marco Todeschini, Ecaterina Bagrin, Stefania Ciocchetti, Marcello Leonardi, Joseph Davidovits, Frédéric Davidovits, Rossella Sinisi, Pasquale Cascella, Carlo Cesana, Filippo Schiavetti Arcangeli, Laura Pane, Antonio Montemiglio, Patrizia Piras, Bruno Nicola Rapisarda, Ruberto Ruberti, Marco Cicconcelli, Ezio Prato, Sveva Labriola, Rosario Francalanza, Giacinto Sabellotti, All the Amici di Gigi, Ruth and Ricky Meghiddo, Natalie Edwards, Rafael Schmitd, Nicola Romano, Sergio Bianchi, Cesare Rocchi, Henri Bertand, Philippe Salgarolo, Paolo Piva detto il Pivapao, Norbert Trenkle, Gaetano Giuseppe Magro, Carlo Blangiforti, Mario Ludovico, Riccardo Viola, Giulio Peruzzi, Ahmed Elgazzar, and last but not least Warren Teitz. M.L.
L ' I N G E G N E R
M A R C O T O D E S C H I N I
c . 1 9 5 6 .
Links to external cultural websites :
C I T Y O F K N O W L E D G E
v i s i o n s o f l i f e
T H E L A R G E B A T H S
a s i g n o f l i f e o n t h e e a r t h
f o r h u m a n b e i n g s
A N E W B O O K :
TOWARD A DIFFERENT HABITAT, Voll. 1 & 2
625 pages, Print Edition, Lulu Press, Inc., 2024:
R e a d i t n o w !
A N O T H E R N E W B O O K :
DESIGNS FOR SYSTEMIC HABITATS
Offro io.
Ma non mi scambiare l'alba per un tramonto!
Number of visits from 2012:
Thanks for your kind visit !
M.L.
Stampa