A History Of Western Architecture Sixth Edition_David Watkin_9781780675978_Laurence King Publishing
SKU: 9781780675978 Supplier: Laurence King PublishingDescription
Author: David Watkin
Format: Paperback | 736 pages
Dimensions: 192 x 238 x 38.1mm | 1,980g
Publication date: 27 Jul 2015
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 sixth 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 the role of computers in architecture, sustainability, humanitarian architecture, and very tall buildings.
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