Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning

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Westview Press, 24 déc. 2013 - 816 pages
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ÊA comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the elements and historical styles of architectural design, thoroughly illustrated with photos and plan drawings of many of the world's greatest buildings
 

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This lively survey by the author of A Concise History of Architecture ( LJ 7/79) examines architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement. Roth (architecture ... Consulter l'avis complet

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Table des matières

List of Illustrations
xi
Preface
xxxv
Part I
xliii
Building Functions
21
Structure or How Does the Building Stand Up?
33
Seeing Architecture
69
Architecture and Sound
103
Part of the Natural Environment
117
Ancient Architecture in the Americas
409
Baroque and Rococo Architecture
415
Chinese Architecture
455
17
463
Japanese Architecture
497
The Nineteenth Century
505
African Architecture
549
Versions of Modern Architecture 19141970 557 An Architecture of Its Own Time
557

Chronology
153
The History and Meaning of Architecture
163
The Architecture of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
187
Greek Architecture
219
Roman Architecture
249
Indian Architecture
275
Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture
283
Islamic Architecture
307
14
315
Renaissance Architecture
365
Suggested Readings 689
669
Notes
685
Glossary
711
Index
725
187
730
365
731
249
733
283
740
455
743
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À propos de l'auteur (2013)

Leland M. Roth is Marion Dean Ross Professor of Architectural History Emeritus at the University of Oregon at Eugene. Dr. Roth is the author of American Architecture: A History (Westview Press), McKim, Mead & White, and other works. 

Amanda C. Roth Clarkreceived her Doctor of Philosophy from The University of Alabama, completing her doctoral work on the topic of contemporary artists' books. She holds Master and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Oregon in the fields of Western architectural history and Asian art. She is the daughter of Leland M. Roth.

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