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Understanding Architecture

Its Elements, History, And Meaning (Icon Editions)

Leland Roth

Explore the fascinating world of Western architecture with this accessible and engaging book. Fully revised and updated, it covers the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture. Discover new developments, including Postmodernism and its relationship to the Modernist era, and explore the evolution of architecture from Mesopotamian and Prehistoric times to the Renaissance. With over 500 images in black and white and color, this classic survey is the only text in the field that examines architecture as a cultural phenomenon and an artistic and technological achievement.
Publish Date
2006-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
2006-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1993
Goodreads Rating
4.06
ISBN
9780813390451
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