Understanding Architecture Its Elements, History, and Meaning

Name: Understanding Architecture Its Elements, History, and Meaning
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ISBN: 9780064301589

ISBN-10: 0064301583

ISBN-13: 9780064301589

Edition: 1993 (Revised)

Authors: Leland M. Roth

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This clearly written, fully illustrated survey of Western architecture defines and explains structure, function, history, and meaning. Architecture is examined as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement. The book is divided into two parts: Part One, “The Elements of Architecture,” deals with the basic properties of architecture in chapters that explain function, structural principles, and elements of design, including examples in the text and illustrations from all periods and styles. Part Two, “The History and Meaning of Architecture,” is a chronological survey of Western architectural development from prehistoric times to the present. The approach is…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/20/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English



Preface


Introduction Architecture, the Unavoidable Art



The Elements of Architecture



Commoditie How Does the Building Function?



Firmeness: How Does the Building Stand Up?


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Delight: Space in Architecture


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Delight: Seeing Architecture


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Delight: Architectural Acoustics, Shape, and Sound


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The Architect: from High Priest to Professional


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Architecture as Part of the Environment


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Architecture, Memory, and Economics



The History and Meaning of Architecture



The History and Meaning of Architecture


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Egyptian Architecture


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Greek Architecture


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Roman Architecture


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Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture


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Early Medieval Architecture


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Gothic Architecture


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Renaissance and Mannerist Architecture


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Baroque and Rococo Architecture


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Architecture in the Age of Enlightenment, 1720-1800


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Architecture in the Nineteenth Century


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Early-Twentieth-Century Architecture: The Perfection of Utility


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Late-Twentieth-Century Architecture: a Question of Meaning


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Glossary


Index