For more than five decades, Bernd (1931�C2007) and Hilla (1934�C2015) Becher collaborated on photographs of industrial architecture in Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, and the United States. This sweeping monograph features the Bechers�� quintessential pictures, which present water towers, gas tanks, blast furnaces, and more as sculptural objects. Beyond the Bechers�� iconic Typologies, the book includes Bernd��s early drawings, Hilla��s independent photographs, and excerpts from their notes, sketchbooks, and journals. The book��s authors offer new insights into the development of the artists�� process, their work��s conceptual underpinnings, the photographers�� relationship to deindustrialization, and the artists�� legacy. An essay by award-winning cultural historian Lucy Sante and an interview with Max Becher, the artists�� son, make this volume an unrivaled look into the Bechers�� art, life, and career. Bernd & Hilla Becher