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A History of Western Architecture is a textbook by British architectural historian David Watkin, first published in 1986. The seventh edition (2023) was revised and expanded by Owen Hopkins. [ 1 ] The book is known for emphasising the classical tradition 's importance for later architecture.
A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method is a book about history of architecture by Banister Flight Fletcher and his father, Banister Fletcher, published in London in 1896. The book became a standard reference work, with updated editions published throughout the 20th century. The latest, 21st edition, was published in 2019.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture: A Comprehensive History of Islam's 1,400-Year Legacy of Art and Design, With 500 Color Photographs, Reproductions and Fine-Art Paintings. Lorenz Books. ISBN 978-0-7548-2087-1. Caves, Roger W. (12 July 2005). Encyclopedia of the City. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-25225-6.
The Classical Language of Architecture is a 1965 compilation of six BBC radio lectures given in 1963 by Sir John Summerson. [1] It is a 60-some page discussion of the origins of classical architecture and its movement through Antiquity , Renaissance , Mannerist , Baroque , Neoclassical , and Georgian periods.
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction is a 1977 book on architecture, urban design, and community livability.It was authored by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein of the Center for Environmental Structure of Berkeley, California, with writing credits also to Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King and Shlomo Angel.
Cabin Porn (book) Cambridge (book) Castle (Macaulay book) Cathedral (children's book) Cathedrals and Castles: Building in the Middle Ages; Circle: International Survey of Constructivist Art; A Classical Adventure: The Architectural History of Downing College, Cambridge; The Classical Language of Architecture; A Clearing in the Distance ...
Architecture and Modernity: A Critique is a 1999 architecture book by the architectural theoretician and historian Hilde Heynen. Starting from the first decades of the 20th century, Heynen attempts to examine the relationship between critical theory and modern architecture . [ 1 ]
Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture is a book by historian and architectural theorist Charles Jencks [1] who is well known for his contribution in post-modernism discourse. Jencks as the first architectural historian who claimed for the death of modernism, [ 2 ] here shows how post-modern architecture have developed its ...