The A to Z of Architecture
Allison Lee Palmer
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Description for The A to Z of Architecture
Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Architecture, which can be understood in its most basic sense as a form of enclosure created with an aesthetic intent, first made its appearance in the Prehistoric Age. From its earliest developments, architecture changed over time and in different cultures in response to changing cultural needs, aesthetic interests, materials, and techniques. The A to Z of Architecture provides information on architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Tadao Ando, Leon Battista Alberti, Filippo Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, and Konstantin Stepanovich Melnikov, as well as on famous structures like the Acropolis, the Colosseum, the Forbidden City, Machu Pichu, Notre Dame, the Pyramids of Giza, ... Read more
Architecture, which can be understood in its most basic sense as a form of enclosure created with an aesthetic intent, first made its appearance in the Prehistoric Age. From its earliest developments, architecture changed over time and in different cultures in response to changing cultural needs, aesthetic interests, materials, and techniques. The A to Z of Architecture provides information on architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Tadao Ando, Leon Battista Alberti, Filippo Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, and Konstantin Stepanovich Melnikov, as well as on famous structures like the Acropolis, the Colosseum, the Forbidden City, Machu Pichu, Notre Dame, the Pyramids of Giza, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
Series
The A to Z Guide Series
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810868953
SKU
V9780810868953
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About Allison Lee Palmer
Allison Lee Palmer is professor of Art History at the University of Oklahoma.
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