Annotated Guides: Architecture by Neil Stevenson

Annotated Guides: Architecture by Neil Stevenson

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Presented chronologically over a period of 5000 years, this text shows the main principles behind the world's most important and beautiful structures, exploring the style, purpose and development of architecture. It aims to examine changes in architectural style in an international context.

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Annotated Guides: Architecture by Neil Stevenson

Discover a refreshingly new approach to understanding significant building styles in Annotated Architecture which uses detailed annotations and spectacular illustrations to provide intriguing insights into the world's most important structures and styles from ancient Egyptian to contemporary. Annotated Architecture looks at every important innovation in the development of architecture over the last 3 500 years. Detailed annotation highlights the important features that distinguish 50 celebrated architectural masterpieces from around the world from the Temple of Ammon Karnak and the Taj Mahal to the Empire State Building and the Sydney Opera House. The unique visual approach of Annotated Architecture is complemented by authoritative text explaining the essential technical and theoretical knowledge that underpins the construction of all buildings. The book's generous size and superb reproduction allow recurrent architectural themes and influences and all the important structural features to be revealed in great detail. Particular areas of interest such as biographical information on the architect are specially featured. Annotated Architecture is an accessible and comprehensive guide that demystifies the esoteric world of the architect.
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ISBN 13 9780751304466
ISBN 10 0751304468
Title Annotated Guides: Architecture
Author Neil Stevenson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Year published 1997-09-11
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.