Architecture: The Whole Story

Author Denna Jones

Brand Thames & Hudson

Edition 1

Number Of Pages 576

Release Date 08-09-2014

Details From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its examples from all around the globe, Architecture The Whole Story is a richly illustrated and comprehensive account of the architects, plans, designs and constructions that over the centuries have most engaged our minds, inspired our imaginations and raised our spirits. For everyone who has ever wished for greater insight into the art of building design, Architecture The Whole Story provides the analytical tools to appreciate to the fullest the variety of architectural achievement and the built environment in the world.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1. Prehistoric architecture NeolithicChapter 2. Architecture in the ancient world Period Egypt and Neo-Sumerian Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia Teotihuacans Olmec, Toltec, Mayan Inca China Japan Minoan and Mycenean Greek Archaic, Classical Greece and Hellenistic Greek Etruscan and Ancient Rome Early Christian and Byzantine IslamicChapter 3. Medieval architecture Pre-Romanesque Romanesque GothicChapter 4. Renaissance, Mannerism, and Baroque Renaissance and Mannerism Baroque Churrigueresque ColonialChapter 5. The Enlightenment Georgian Neoclassical, Greek revival Gothic revival RegencyChapter 6. Modern Architecture Beaux-Arts Art Nouveau Art Deco Modernism Organic, Expressionist Modern, and Biomimeticism Constructivism International Style Brutalism, Metabolism Futurist, Utopian Postmodernism High-Tech Modernism Deconstructivism New Vernacularism and Ecoism

Package Dimensions 9.8 x 7.2 x 1.9 inches

Languages English