Understanding architecture :
Roth, Leland M.
Understanding architecture : its elements, history, and meaning / Leland M. Roth and Amanda C. Roth Clark. - 3rd ed. - xxxvii, 745 p. : ills. (some color), maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 669-683) and index.
The Elements of Architecture -- The History and Meaning of Architecture.
"This bestselling, illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout, explaining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture in a way that is both accessible and engaging. The long-awaited third edition includes increased global coverage with new mini chapters on Africa, Japan, China, India, and Islamic Architecture; a new chapter covering the future of architecture in the twenty-first century; updated coverage of sustainability and green architecture and its impact on design; an update to the historical survey; and over fifty images in full color. Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement with its straightforward, two-part structure: (1) The Elements of Architecture and (2) The History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is a classic survey of Western architecture. "--
9780813349039 (pbk.)
Architecture.
Architecture--History.
ARCHITECTURE / General.
ARCHITECTURE / History / General.
ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General.
ARCHITECTURE / Criticism.
720.9 / ROU
Understanding architecture : its elements, history, and meaning / Leland M. Roth and Amanda C. Roth Clark. - 3rd ed. - xxxvii, 745 p. : ills. (some color), maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 669-683) and index.
The Elements of Architecture -- The History and Meaning of Architecture.
"This bestselling, illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout, explaining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture in a way that is both accessible and engaging. The long-awaited third edition includes increased global coverage with new mini chapters on Africa, Japan, China, India, and Islamic Architecture; a new chapter covering the future of architecture in the twenty-first century; updated coverage of sustainability and green architecture and its impact on design; an update to the historical survey; and over fifty images in full color. Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement with its straightforward, two-part structure: (1) The Elements of Architecture and (2) The History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is a classic survey of Western architecture. "--
9780813349039 (pbk.)
Architecture.
Architecture--History.
ARCHITECTURE / General.
ARCHITECTURE / History / General.
ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General.
ARCHITECTURE / Criticism.
720.9 / ROU