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A WORLD HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
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| By: |
Marian Moffett, Michael Fazio, Lawrence Wodehouse |
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Paperback |
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£28.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1856693716 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781856693714 |
| Publisher: |
LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
18 June, 2004 |
| Pages: |
608 |
| Description: |
Global coverage of the history of architecture, encouraging consideration of the pragmatic, innovative and aesthetic attributes of buildings and how these may have been praised or criticised by contemporary observers. The text discusses various contexts, such as artistic, social and economic. |
| Synopsis: |
The Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius declared firmitas, utilitas, and venustas-firmness, commodity, and delight- to be the three essential attributes of architecture. These qualities are brilliantly explored in this book, which uniquely comprises both a detailed survey of Western architecture, including Pre-Columbian America, and an introduction to architecture from the Middle East, India, Russia, China, and Japan. The text encourages readers to examine closely the pragmatic, innovative, and aesthetic attributes of buildings, and to imagine how these would have been praised or criticized by contemporary observers. Artistic, economic, environmental, political, social, and technological contexts are discussed so as to determine the extent to which buildings met the needs of clients, society at large, and future generations. |
| Illustrations: |
570 illustrations, (300 colour ) |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Laurence King Publishing |
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Non-returnable |
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