A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings by Dan Cruickshank

A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings by Dan Cruickshank

Featuring over 200 photographs, this stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings

Praise for A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings:
‘Stunning’ Irish Examiner

Praise for Dan Cruickshank:

‘Beneath the jocular surface lies an entirely serious expertiseThe breadth of Cruickshank's knowledge and the very speed of his journey enables him to make striking connections between apparently unrelated cultures … illuminating … inspirational’ Guardian

‘A colossal melting pot of a book: ambitious, rigorously researched, vigorously narrated and marvellously illustrated. All of life is here, but not as we know it’ Sunday Times

‘Fascinating … a lively and scholarly panorama’ Daily Mail

Dan Cruickshank is a writer and architectural historian who has made numerous history and culture programmes for the BBC including ‘Britain's Best Buildings’, ‘Around the World in Eighty Treasures’; ‘Adventures in Architecture’; ‘Under Fire: Culture and Conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq’; ‘Britain's Palaces’ and ‘The Country House Revealed’. He is the author of ‘Life in the Georgian City’; ‘The Secret History of Georgian London’; and ‘Bridges: Heroic Designs that Changed the World’. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, was an editor on the Architects’ Journal and The Architectural Review, was visiting Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield, has served on the executive committee of the Georgian Group and on the Architecture Panel of the National Trust, is a founding Trustee of the Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust, of SAVE Britain’s Heritage and of the campaign to rebuild the Euston Arch.

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ISBN 13	9780007575589
ISBN 10	0007575580
Title	A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings
Author	Dan Cruickshank
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2015-10-08
Number of pages	352
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.