The Story of Western Architecture (Architecture and Planning) - Softcover

The Story of Western Architecture (Architecture & Planning)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 272 pages. cover slightly worn, spine slightly faded In this highly original introductory survey, British architect and planner, B ill Risebero covers the development of Western architecture from fifth century E urope to the present in terms of economic priorities, class relations, climate, natural resources, and other factors that affect our built environment. From the Gothic cathedrals to the White Towers in Los Angeles, Risebero discusses and il lustrates architecture in the context of human affairs. He explains how the comm untarian architecture of early societies afforded social satisfactions that comp ensated for their lack of technical sophistication, how the Greeks brought exqui site refinement to a simple structural system, and how grandiose Roman architect ure attempted to impose security on a society plagued by inflation and unemploym ent. His own informal sketches and handwritten captions throughout the book prov ide helpful, visual outlines of each period.Bill Risebero is also the aut hor of Modern Architecture and Design: An Alternative History, which is a sequel to this book and available in paperback from The MIT Press. Artikel-Nr. 5698c

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