| Architecture: A Very Short Introduction Contributor(s): Ballantyne, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0192801791 ISBN-13: 9780192801791 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: This highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach and instead gives us an idea of what it is about buildings that moves us, and what it is that makes them important artistically and culturally. The book begins by looking at how architecture acquires meaning through tradition, and concludes with the exoticism of the recent avant-garde period. Illustrations of particular buildings help to anchor the general points with specific examples, from ancient Egypt to the present day. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - Architecture | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 724.5 |
| LCCN: 2003267407 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Series: Very Short Introductions |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 4.44" W x 7.16" (0.31 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach and instead gives us an idea of what it is about buildings that moves us, and what it is that makes them important artistically and culturally. The book begins by looking at how architecture acquires meaning through tradition, and concludes with the exoticism of the recent avant-garde period. Illustrations of particular buildings help to anchor the general points with specific examples, from ancient Egypt to the present day. |