Story of Architecture

Name: Story of Architecture
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ISBN: 9780714836164

ISBN-10: 0714836168

ISBN-13: 9780714836164

Edition: 1997 (Revised)

Authors: Patrick Nuttgens

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A concise and well illustrated history of world architecture, this serves as an ideal introduction for anyone wanting to understand the world's architectural heritage, from the earliest cities of the Middle East to the latest developments.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/14/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 8.27" wide x 9.65" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English



Preface



Some Basic Facts about Architecture: Vernacular Architecture



Barbaric Splendour: The First Civilizations



The Geometry of Immortality: Ancient Egypt



Holy Mountain and Sacred Womb: The Asian Sub-Continent



Puzzles and Modules: China and Japan



Ritual of Blood: Meso-America



The Landscape of the Gods: Ancient Greece



The Authority of Competence: Ancient Rome



The Worshipping Community: Early Christian and Byzantine



The Order and the Sanctuary: Romanesque



The Flowering of the Desert: Islam



The Metaphysics of Light: Medieval and Gothic



The Scale of Human Perfection: The Renaissance in Italy



Crossing the Alps: The Spread of the Renaissance



The Drama of Shapes and Space: Baroque and Rococo



The Prophets of Elegance: Romantic Classicism



From Pioneers to Establishment: The Americas and Beyond



The Triumph of the Iron Masters: The Search for a Style



A New Vision: The Turn of the Century



Designing for a New Society: The International Style



The Architecture of Pluralism: The End of Certainty


Epilogue


Maps


Chronological Charts


Glossary


Bibliography


Biographies of Architects


Index


Acknowledgements