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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instanceOf photographic series ⓘ
photography book ⓘ
aim neutral visual comparison of building types ⓘ
systematic categorization of industrial structures ⓘ
artMovement New Topographics ⓘ
conceptual art ⓘ
author Bernd Becher ⓘ
Hilla Becher ⓘ
color black-and-white ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
creator Bernd Becher ⓘ
Hilla Becher ⓘ
depicts European industrial sites ⓘ
North American industrial sites ⓘ
focus functional structures ⓘ
vernacular industrial architecture ⓘ
format grid layout ⓘ
plate series ⓘ
genre architectural photography ⓘ
conceptual photography ⓘ
documentary photography ⓘ
hasPart individual building portraits ⓘ
series of typological plates ⓘ
influenced conceptual art practices ⓘ
contemporary architectural photography ⓘ
industrial heritage documentation ⓘ
influencedBy German photographic tradition ⓘ
documentary photography ⓘ
language English ⓘ
German ⓘ
mainSubject blast furnaces ⓘ
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 ⓘ
rigorous typological method ⓘ
photographicApproach frontally framed views ⓘ
systematic documentation ⓘ
typological series ⓘ
photographicStyle objective ⓘ
serial ⓘ
stark ⓘ
publicationType monograph ⓘ

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Bernd and Hilla Becher → notableWork → Typologies of Industrial Buildings ⓘ
Water Towers series → partOf → Bechers' industrial typologies ⓘ
linked to: Typologies of Industrial Buildings
Framework Houses series → partOf → Bechers architectural typologies ⓘ
linked to: Typologies of Industrial Buildings