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Synopsis
This lavishly-illustrated, landmark book covers architecture and urbanism from Stone Age antiquity to Post-Modernism, from ordinary buildings to monuments. Examining the social, physical, and cultural context of building, Kostof's lucid narrative encompasses both Western and non-Western traditions and includes urban and rural settings as well as ceremonial, residential, and industrial environments.
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Pulls together the work of a multitude of scholars into a workable synthesis that will be of value to college students who are just becoming acquainted with the area of study...Kostof has achieved a synthesis of sound scholarship, up-to-date interpretation, and excellent analysis for which he and his publisher are to be congratulated.
About the Author
Spiro Kostof was Professor of Architectural History at the University of California at Berkeley, and was a former president of the Society of Architectural Historians. Greg Castillo was Kostof's research assistant and literary executor.
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