Annotated Guides: Architecture - Hardcover

Stevenson, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0751304468 ISBN 13: 9780751304466

Verlag: DK, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Discover a refreshingly new approach to understanding significant building styles in Annotated Architecture which uses detailed annotations and spectacular illustrations to provide intriguing insights into the world's most important structures and styles from ancient Egyptian to contemporary. Annotated Architecture looks at every important innovation in the development of architecture over the last 3 500 years. Detailed annotation highlights the important features that distinguish 50 celebrated architectural masterpieces from around the world from the Temple of Ammon Karnak and the Taj Mahal to the Empire State Building and the Sydney Opera House. The unique visual approach of Annotated Architecture is complemented by authoritative text explaining the essential technical and theoretical knowledge that underpins the construction of all buildings. The book's generous size and superb reproduction allow recurrent architectural themes and influences and all the important structural features to be revealed in great detail. Particular areas of interest such as biographical information on the architect are specially featured. Annotated Architecture is an accessible and comprehensive guide that demystifies the esoteric world of the architect.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: DK
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0751304468
• ISBN 13: 9780751304466
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 112
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: DK; https://www.dk.com/us/; ; The Lego Group; Billund; Billund ; Dk7190; Dänemark