Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, And Meaning

Roth, Leland

ISBN 10: 0064301583 / ISBN 13: 9780064301589

Verlag: Westview Press, 1993

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers mon0000386611

Inhaltsangabe:

This clearly written, fully illustrated survey of Western architecture defines and explains structure, function, history, and meaning. Architecture is examined as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement. The book is divided into two parts: Part One, “The Elements of Architecture,” deals with the basic properties of architecture in chapters that explain function, structural principles, and elements of design, including examples in the text and illustrations from all periods and styles. Part Two, “The History and Meaning of Architecture,” is a chronological survey of Western architectural development from prehistoric times to the present. The approach is selective in terms of buildings and architects included; the examples are chosen for their importance and significance and are fully explained. Each chronological chapter begins with a concise, historical outline giving the social and cultural background. The illustrations (photographs, drawings, maps, and plans) are integrated with the text and there are notes, suggested readings, a glossary, chronological chart, and index.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

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.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, ...
Verlag: Westview Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1993
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Good