Publication

2018 - Lund Humphries Publishers, Limited

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781848222144
  • ISBN-101848222149
  • OCLC Control Number987371885
  • Better World Books9781848222144
  • Open LibraryOL29553960M

Classifications

  • LCCDA655
  • LCCNA4510.V5 D35 2017

Description

"With tourists expecting higher levels of service, information and retail opportunities, visitor centres have become a vital component in providing access to heritage sites, historic buildings, landscapes of natural beauty and monuments. As a consequence, numerous architecturally renowned centres have been designed and built in recent years. It is perhaps no surprise that so many of these centres have been featured in architectural awards, as they not only offer a 'jewel' of a project to architects, being small in scale but high in profile, but the buildings must also respond sympathetically to a rich physical and cultural context. This book examines the global phenomenon of this relatively new, but increasingly popular, building type"--

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