Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, And MeaningThis clearly written, fully illustrated survey of Western architecture defines and explains structure, function, history, and meaning. Architecture is examined as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement. The book is divided into two parts: Part One, “The Elements of Architecture,” deals with the basic properties of architecture in chapters that explain function, structural principles, and elements of design, including examples in the text and illustrations from all periods and styles. Part Two, “The History and Meaning of Architecture,” is a chronological survey of Western architectural development from prehistoric times to the present. The approach is selective in terms of buildings and architects included; the examples are chosen for their importance and significance and are fully explained. Each chronological chapter begins with a concise, historical outline giving the social and cultural background. The illustrations (photographs, drawings, maps, and plans) are integrated with the text and there are notes, suggested readings, a glossary, chronological chart, and index. |
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... . The Greeks had an innate love of logic , logos ( a word that can be variously trans- lated as “ reason , ” “ idea , " " conception , " " word " ) , a natural order whose opposite Greek Architecture 187 The Greek Character.
... . The Greeks had an innate love of logic , logos ( a word that can be variously trans- lated as “ reason , ” “ idea , " " conception , " " word " ) , a natural order whose opposite Greek Architecture 187 The Greek Character.
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... Greek sites , we have a detailed record of what was on the Akropolis and at other sites in the travel record kept by the Greek traveler Pau- sanias , who toured Greece in the second cen- tury A.D .; see the translation by Peter Levi ...
... Greek sites , we have a detailed record of what was on the Akropolis and at other sites in the travel record kept by the Greek traveler Pau- sanias , who toured Greece in the second cen- tury A.D .; see the translation by Peter Levi ...
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... Greek monos , “ single , " plus lithos , " stone " ) Made from a single stone . mortar ( from Middle English morter , from Latin mortarium ) A mixture of lime with sand and water used as a bed for setting stones in masonry walls . In ...
... Greek monos , “ single , " plus lithos , " stone " ) Made from a single stone . mortar ( from Middle English morter , from Latin mortarium ) A mixture of lime with sand and water used as a bed for setting stones in masonry walls . In ...
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Architecture the Unavoidable | 1 |
How Does the Building Function? | 11 |
How Does the Building Stand | 27 |
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