A HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE by David Watkin ( 9781856694599 )

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Title:

A HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE

By:

David Watkin

Format:

Paperback

List price:	£24.95
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ISBN 10:

1856694593

ISBN 13:

9781856694599

Publisher:

LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING

Pub. date:

13 July, 2005

Edition:

4th Revised edition

Pages:

720

Description:

Traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the dramatic impact of computer-aided design on architectural practice at the beginning of the 21st century. This illustrated fourth edition emphasizes the vitality of the classical language of architecture.

Synopsis:

In his highly acclaimed reference work, David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the dramatic impact of CAD (computer-aided design) on architectural practice at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Adopting an approach that sees architectural history as a living continuity rather than a museum of neatly labelled styles, the author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the classical language of architecture, underlining the continuity between, say, the work of Ictinus in fifth-century BC Athens and that of McKim, Mead and White in twentieth-century New York. Authoritative, comprehensive and highly illustrated, this fourth edition has been expanded to bring the story of western architecture right up to date.

Illustrations:

981 illustrations, (51 colour )

Publication:

Imprint:

Laurence King Publishing

Returns:

Returnable

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