Ralph Rapson: Sketches and Drawings from around the World Book

Travel the globe with Ralph Rapson to some of the world's most exotic places. Stroll sun baked Casablanca with its colorful street markets. Climb to the top of Brazil's fabled Sugarloaf Mountain for a bird's eye view of Rio de Janeiro and the white sweep of Copacabana Beach. Visit some of the world's most remarkable cathedrals, mosques, temples, and synagogues. Linger in Paris with its scene-stealing vistas of Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur. Walk with peasants along China's Great Wall. Journey to India to gaze in awe at the Taj Mahal bathed in moonlight.

Along with drawings of some of his own designs for private residences and U.S. embassies worldwide, Rapson pays tribute to his peers with sketches of modern masterworks by architects Le Corbusier, Eliel and Eero Saarinen, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Contains the sketches and drawings made by architect Rapson during his travels through Africa, South America, Europe, Asia, and North America. From pencil drawings of Stonehenge to watercolors of the Taj Mahal, Rapson's focus is naturally upon man-ma de structures. Most of the drawings are in chapters related to geographical location, but some final chapters include studies of buildings by Le Corbusier, Saarinens, and Frank Lloyd Wright, in addition to presenting some of Rapson's own architectural designs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)