A World History of Architecture, 2nd edt: (Second Edition) (E) - Softcover

Fazio, Michael; Moffett, Marian; Wodehouse, Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856695492 ISBN 13: 9781856695497

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Updated with expanded coverage of non-western architecture, this new edition uniquely comprises a detailed survey of Western architecture as well as architecture from the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, India, Russia, China and Japan. Written in clear and engaging style, the text encourages readers to examine the pragmatic, innovative and aesthetic attributes of buildings. Artistic, economic, environmental, political, social and technological contexts are discussed. The global reach of the text is matched by a rich assortment of photographs from around the world and a greater array of detailed line drawings than in any architectural survey. The authors have created a formidable body of work that ranges over much of the world's architectural heritage and testifies to some of the world's greatest achievements of the human spirit.

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Review:

A World History of Architecture gives a truly global coverage...the three essential attributes of architecture..are brilliantly explored in this book..

Synopsis:

'Takes on Banister Fletcher on his own ground and beats him hollow with a combination of lucid, well informed text and pictures ...the images make browsing a pleasure ...if I were teaching a survey course of architectural history, I would choose this as the course book' - "Art Quarterly". Updated and improved for the new edition, this is a core student text with course adoptions around the world. This book 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. This text encourages readers to examine the pragmatic, innovative, and aesthetic attributes of buildings. Artistic, economic, environmental, political, social and technological contexts are discussed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1856695492
• ISBN 13: 9781856695497
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 608