Description: Updated with expanded coverage of twenty-first century architecture, this new edition uniquely comprises a detailed survey of Western architecture as well as architecture from the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, India, Russia, China and Japan. Significant revision also includes photographs and textual discussion of around 50 new buildings. Written in a clear and engaging style, the text encourages readers to examine the pragmatic, innovative and aesthetic attributes of buildings. Artistic, economic, environmental, political, social and technological contexts are discussed. The global reach of the text is matched by a rich assortment of photographs from around the world and a greater array of detailed line drawings than in any architectural survey. The authors have created a formidable body of work that ranges over much of the world s architectural heritage and testifies to some of the greatest achievements of the human spirit.
Price: 99.11 AUD
Location: Hillsdale, NSW
End Time: 2025-01-06T20:20:52.000Z
Shipping Cost: 31.8 AUD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Return policy details:
EAN: 9781780671116
UPC: 9781780671116
ISBN: 9781780671116
MPN: N/A
Item Length: 29.2 cm
Book Title: A World History of Architecture, Third Edition
Item Height: 292mm
Item Width: 220mm
Author: Marian Moffett, Lawrence Wodehouse, Michael Fazio
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Publication Year: 2013
Item Weight: 10g
Number of Pages: 624 Pages