Typologies of Industrial Buildings
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Typologies of Industrial Buildings is a photographic series and book by Bernd and Hilla Becher that systematically documents and categorizes industrial structures through stark, typological black-and-white images.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
photographic series
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photography book ⓘ |
| aim |
neutral visual comparison of building types
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systematic categorization of industrial structures ⓘ |
| artMovement |
New Topographics
NERFINISHED
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conceptual art ⓘ |
| author |
Bernd Becher
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Hilla Becher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator |
Bernd Becher
NERFINISHED
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Hilla Becher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
European industrial sites
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North American industrial sites ⓘ |
| focus |
functional structures
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vernacular industrial architecture ⓘ |
| format |
grid layout
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plate series ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural photography
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conceptual photography ⓘ documentary photography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
individual building portraits
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series of typological plates ⓘ |
| influenced |
conceptual art practices
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contemporary architectural photography ⓘ industrial heritage documentation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German photographic tradition
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documentary photography ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
blast furnaces
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coal bunkers ⓘ cooling towers ⓘ framework houses ⓘ gas tanks ⓘ grain elevators ⓘ industrial architecture ⓘ industrial buildings ⓘ typology ⓘ water towers ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on photographic typologies
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rigorous typological method ⓘ |
| photographicApproach |
frontally framed views
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systematic documentation ⓘ typological series ⓘ |
| photographicStyle |
objective
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serial ⓘ stark ⓘ |
| publicationType | monograph ⓘ |
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