A History of Western Architecture, 5th Edition

Watkin, David

ISBN 10: 1856697908 / ISBN 13: 9781856697903

Published by King Publishing, Laurence, 2011

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Synopsis:

In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-first century. The author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the Classical language of architecture, underlining the continuity between, say, the work of Ictinus in fifth-century BC Athens and that of McKim, Mead and White in twentieth-century New York. Authoritative, comprehensive and highly illustrated, this fifth edition has been expanded to bring the story of western architecture right up to date and includes a separate final chapter on twenty-first century developments, including computers and architecture, and sustainability and the environment.

About the Author: David Watkin is Emeritus Professor of the History of Architecture at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Peterhouse. He has written many books, among them: Morality and Architecture Revisited and Sir John Soane (1996), and is a leading authority on Classicism and its successive renewals in architecture.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A History of Western Architecture, 5th ...
Publisher: King Publishing, Laurence
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 5th Edition.