How Long to Read Measure of the West

How Long Does it Take to Read Measure of the West?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Measure of the West by Álvaro Siza

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1984, Giovanni Chiaramonte photographed Álvaro Siza's building in Berlin, on whose façade some young people had written Bonjour Tristesse. The image was published on the cover of the magazine Lotus International. The following year, Siza and Chiaramonte met in Évora, on the occasion of a new series by the Italian photographer featuring the buildings of the great Portuguese architect. It marked the beginning of a long friendship and a shared reflection on architecture, photography, and urban life. The Measure of the West presents a selection of sixty drawings by Siza and forty photographs taken by Chiaramonte in cities around the world. They make up two parallel routes that lead to the discovery of the shape of the modern city – always hanging in the balance between proportion, in which civilization can develop, and disproportion, in which civilization can go astray. Although animated by different intentions, these sketches and photographs appear as coherent traces of the same design, guided by the same desire to see, discover, understand, and learn. The differences between the black and white strokes of the drawings and the colour of the photographs disappear. Short texts, including thoughts on architecture, photography, drawing, representation, and nature, enrich a "poem of change" taking place in an era of globalization.

How long is Measure of the West?

Measure of the West by Álvaro Siza is 217 pages long, and a total of 55,769 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Measure of the West Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 4 minutes to read Measure of the West aloud.

What Reading Level is Measure of the West?

Measure of the West is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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