Understanding Architecture Its Elements, History, and Meaning
"This bestselling, illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout, explaining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture in a way that is both accessible and engaging. The long-awaited third edition includes increased global coverage with new mini...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder, Colorado
Westview Press
2014
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| Edition: | Third Edition |
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Add Tag | Summary: | "This bestselling, illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout, explaining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture in a way that is both accessible and engaging. The long-awaited third edition includes increased global coverage with new mini chapters on Africa, Japan, China, India, and Islamic Architecture; a new chapter covering the future of architecture in the twenty-first century; updated coverage of sustainability and green architecture and its impact on design; an update to the historical survey; and over fifty images in full color. Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement with its straightforward, two-part structure: (1) The Elements of Architecture and (2) The History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is a classic survey of Western architecture. " |
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| Physical Description: | xxxvii, 745 pages illustrations (some colour), maps 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 669-683) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780813349039 0813349036 |
Understanding architecture its elements, history and meaning