Leland M. Roth, Amanda C. Roth Clark

Understanding Architecture

Its Elements, History, and Meaning

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The widely acclaimed and beautifully illustrated Understanding Architecture is now revised and expanded in its fourth edition, vividly examining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture, from prehistory to the present, in ways that are both accessible and engaging.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 4 ed
• Seitenzahl: 654
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 279mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 2044g
• ISBN-13: 9780367724658
• ISBN-10: 0367724650
• Artikelnr.: 70006226

Autorenporträt

Leland M. Roth is Marion Dean Ross Professor of Architectural History Emeritus at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Roth is the author of American Architecture: A History (2016), Understanding Architecture (2013), McKim, Mead & White, Architects (1983), America Builds (1983), and A Concise History of American Architecture (1979). Amanda C. Roth Clark is Associate Professor and Dean of the Library & Special Programs at Whitworth University in Spokane. She is the daughter of Leland M. Roth, and the co-author of Understanding Architecture, American Architecture, and SAH Archipedia: Oregon.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: The Elements of Architecture 1. Architecture: The Art
of Shaping of Space Chapter 2. "Commoditie": Building Functions 3.
"Firmeness": Structure, or How Does the Building Stand Up? 4. "Delight":
Seeing Architecture Chapter 5. Architecture and Sound 6. Architecture: Part
of the Natural Environment 7. The Architect: From High Priest to Profession
8. Architecture, Memory, and Economy Part II: The History and Meaning of
Architecture 9. The Beginnings of Architecture: From Caves to Cities 10.
The Architecture of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Chapter 11. Greek
Architecture 12. Roman Architecture Essay 1: Indian Architecture 13. Early
Christian and Byzantine Architecture Essay 2: Islamic Architecture 14.
Medieval Architecture 15. Renaissance Architecture Essay 3: Ancient
Architecture of the Americas 16. Baroque and Rococo Architecture Essay 4:
Chinese Architecture 17. The Origins of Modernism: Architecture in the Age
of Enlightenment, 1720-1790 Essay 5: Japanese Architecture 18. The Roots of
Modernism: The Nineteenth Century Essay 6: African Architecture 19.
Versions of Modern Architecture, 1914-1970 20. The Expansion of Modernism:
The Late Twentieth Century: 1970-2000 21. Future-Focused: The Twenty-First
Century