Moving back and forth between the long view of historical trends and close-ups on major works and crucial architectural themes, this insightful, lively and original modern survey reinvigorates conventional period and thematic structures of architectural history and revitalizes the canon of great buildings. Designed to help students understand and appreciate great architecture and its history, the lavishly illustrated text explains specific qualities of periods in depth and the complex illuminating differences between them in social, intellectual, and aesthetic terms. Exceptionally detailed coverage of the modern age (18th century to the present).

• NEW - Contemporary architecture (c. 1980-2000) chapter added— Including discussion of Deconstructivism, High-Tech, New Urbanism and the search for place and identity.

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• NEW - Renaissance and Modern chapters updated.

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• NEW - Female architects highlighted.

  • Familiarizes students with the contributions of three women in the field. Ex.___

• NEW - Photographs updated and improved.

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• NEW - Eight color pages added—Two on Rome, two on Renaissance, and four on Contemporary eras.

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• NEW - Introduction updated.

  • Provides a clear and concise entry to the text. Ex.___

• NEW - Gender neutral language.

  • Provides students with a non-sexist presentation of the material. Ex.___

• Clarity, readability, sophistication and accuracy.

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• Western line of architecture treatment unmatched.

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• Ancient Near East influence.

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• Islam influence.

  • Familiarizes students with its unique parallelism to the Western tradition in its derivation from ancient Roman architecture. Ex.___

• Pedagogical progression.

  • Provides students with study aids that build from simple terms of discussion to a more sophisticated understanding and command of architecture and its history. Ex.___

• Quality illustrations.

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• Major revolutions of architectural structure—Roman, Gothic and 19th Century/modern.

  • Provides students with unusually detailed analysis of historically significant innovations. Ex.___

• Chronological account.

  • Provides students with a meaningful and understandable mapping of Western architecture through its entire existence. Ex.___

• Extensive visual presentations—Photographs, illustrations, architectural renderings, cross sections, elevations and diagrams.

  • Provides students with a variety of visuals that highlight the many faces and angles of a building and different aspects of its structural nature. Ex.___

• Contemporary architecture (c. 1980-2000) chapter added— Including discussion of Deconstructivism, High-Tech, New Urbanism and the search for place and identity.

  • Provides students with an extensive, well-illustrated presentation of contemporary architecture and the cultural and ideological fragmentation and pluralism of the times. Ex.___

• Renaissance and Modern chapters updated.

  • Adds material based on recent research. Ex.___

• Female architects highlighted.

  • Familiarizes students with the contributions of three women in the field. Ex.___

• Photographs updated and improved.

  • Provides students with high quality black and white photographs. Ex.___

• Eight color pages added—Two on Rome, two on Renaissance, and four on Contemporary eras.

  • Provides students with authentic, visually motivating illustrations of styles. Ex.___

• Introduction updated.

  • Provides a clear and concise entry to the text. Ex.___

• Gender neutral language.

  • Provides students with a non-sexist presentation of the material. Ex.___

I. THE ANCIENT WORLD.

II. THE MIDDLE AGES.

III. THE RENAISSANCE AND THE BAROQUE.

IV. THE MODERN WORLD.

History of Architecture  (Art)

For the Art Discipline

Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art, The

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