Architecture : a very short introduction
by Ballantyne, Andrew.
Series: Very short introductions ; . 72 Published by : Oxford University Press, (Oxford ; | New York :) Physical details: 134 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. ISBN:9780192801791.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-127) and index.
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 in favour of giving 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. Illustrations of particular buildings help to anchor the general points with specific examples, from ancient Egypt to the present day.
Readership : The general reader interested in the visual arts; architects; students of art and architecture.
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