Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History and Meaning (Architecture and Planning) - Hardcover

Roth, Leland M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1871569621 ISBN 13: 9781871569629

Publisher: Herbert Press Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

This survey of western architecture is divided into two parts. The first deals with the basic properties of architecture, examining a building's structure, aesthetic appeal and place in the environment. The second is a chronological survey of western architectural development against a social, cultural and economic background, from prehistoric times to the present.

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About the Author

Leland M. Roth is Marion Dean Ross Professor of Architectural History at the University of Oregon at Eugene. He is the author of American Architecture: A History; A Concise History of American Architecture; McKim, Mead & White, Architects; and other works. He lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Herbert Press Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1871569621
• ISBN 13: 9781871569629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 542