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Architecture Since 1400
Kathleen James-Chakraborty
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Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 310 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 179 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1290.
The first global history of architecture to give equal attention to Western and non-Western structures and built landscapes, Architecture since 1400 is unprecedented in its range, approach, and insight. From Tenochtitlan's Great Pyramid in Mexico City and the Duomo in Florence to Levittown's suburban tract housing and the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing, its coverage includes the world's most celebrated structures and spaces along with many examples of more humble vernacular buildings. Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 photographs, plans, and interiors, this book presents key moments and innovations in architectural modernity around the globe. Deftly integrating architectural and social ... Read more
The first global history of architecture to give equal attention to Western and non-Western structures and built landscapes, Architecture since 1400 is unprecedented in its range, approach, and insight. From Tenochtitlan's Great Pyramid in Mexico City and the Duomo in Florence to Levittown's suburban tract housing and the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing, its coverage includes the world's most celebrated structures and spaces along with many examples of more humble vernacular buildings. Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 photographs, plans, and interiors, this book presents key moments and innovations in architectural modernity around the globe. Deftly integrating architectural and social ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816673971
SKU
V9780816673971
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About Kathleen James-Chakraborty
Kathleen James-Chakraborty is professor of art history at University College Dublin. She is the author of German Architecture for a Mass Audience and Erich Mendelsohn and the Architecture of German Modernism and the editor of Bauhaus Culture: From Weimar to the Cold War (Minnesota, 2006).
Reviews for Architecture Since 1400
Kathleen James-Chakraborty's Architecture since 1400 deserves the widest possible readership. This is a brilliantly conceived and beautifully written book that presents an original analysis of notable buildings around the world. -Dolores Hayden, Yale University Architecture since 1400 is a mature, impressive work-truly a global history of architecture. It is hard to imagine a more teachable book. ... Read more