Architecture For Dummies - Softcover

Dietsch, Deborah K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764553968 ISBN 13: 9780764553967

Publisher: For Dummies, 2002

Synopsis

* Just the essential information for readers on the go who want to understand architecture.
* Covers the highlights of architectural history, from the Great Pyramids to Frank Gehry's Guggenheim museum in Bilbao.
* Explains how to look at a building and appreciate it. Explains when a building's a building and when it's art.
* Part of Tens includes: Ten Great Architectural Masterpieces, Ten Biggest Architectural and Engineering Failures, Ten of the Most Interesting Architects Working Today-and more.

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About the Author

Debra Dietch, (Washington DC) is currently an art and architecture critic for Sun-Sentinel, Tribune Co. She was a writer on architecture and design for major newspapers and periodicals such as Forbes, Florida Architecture, House Beautiful, Museum Magazine, Old House Journal, Sotheby's Domain, Washington Post, and more. She also held top editor positions at the two leading professional architecture magazines: Architectural Record and Architecture magazine.

From the Back Cover

Great architects, innovative designs, and engaging photographs throughout

Get a handle on the nuts and bolts of design and construction

When is a building just a building and when is it art? This accessible guide cuts through the jargon and clearly explains the essentials of architecture, demystifying the incredible ways in which structures and spaces come alive. You'll gain a real appreciation for architecture and the confidence to talk about it even to an architect.

Praise for Architecture For Dummies
"Deborah Dietsch is an insightful critic and author. In this book, she has a rare ability to address a professional audience, while providing accessibility to a lay reader."
FIAI, Antoine Predock Architecture

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Great architects, innovative designs, and engaging photographs throughout

Get a handle on the nuts and bolts of design and construction

When is a building just a building and when is it art? This accessible guide cuts through the jargon and clearly explains the essentials of architecture, demystifying the incredible ways in which structures and spaces come alive. You'll gain a real appreciation for architecture and the confidence to talk about it — even to an architect.

Praise for Architecture For Dummies
"Deborah Dietsch is an insightful critic and author. In this book, she has a rare ability to address a professional audience, while providing accessibility to a lay reader."
— FIAI, Antoine Predock Architecture

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Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764553968
• ISBN 13: 9780764553967
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344