The widely acclaimed and beautifully illustrated Understanding Architecture is now revised and expanded in its fourth edition, vividly examining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture, from prehistory to the present, in ways that are both accessible and engaging.
Significant features of the fourth edition include:
Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement with its straightforward, two-part structure: The Elements of Architecture and the History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is both a primer for visual environmental literacy and a classic survey of architecture. This is an essential book for anyone interested in our built environment and the layered historical meaning embodied within it.
ISBN: | 9780367699444 |
Publication date: | 18th July 2024 |
Author: | Leland M Roth, Amanda C R Clark |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 648 pages |
Genres: |
The arts: general topics Conservation of buildings and building materials Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design Urban communities History of architecture History of art Theory of architecture Urban and municipal planning and policy Ancient history Archaeology by period / region The environment The Arts: art forms History and Archaeology |