Complete Architecture Handbook, The: From the First Civilizations to the Present Day

Nuttgens, Patrick with Richard Weston

ISBN 10: 0060893214 / ISBN 13: 9780060893217

Published by Collins Design / Harper Collins, 2006

About this Item

212 pages; blue illustrated maps, diagrams & illustrations; contents clean, black line on bottom edge; 8.25" tall; light shelf wear to edges of dj.

Seller Inventory # 186825

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Complete Architecture Handbook, The: From the First Civilizations to the Present Day
• Publisher: Collins Design / Harper Collins
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060893214
• ISBN 13: 9780060893217
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: John Hewitt
• Condition: vg
• Dust Jacket Condition: vg
• Book Type: Hardcover (dj)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture,History

About this title

Synopsis

Fully updated, here is the classic comprehensive pocket guide to global architectural styles throughout history, from the first civilizations to today.

Organized chronologically, The Complete Architecture Handbook covers all established historical styles and explores regional developments throughout the centuries. Illustrated with clear, detailed plans, sections, and drawings, it is a remarkably useful and portable resource for students, architects, and tourists.

About the Authors

Patrick Nuttgens was a professor of Architecture and Director of the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies at York University. He was a respected architect and a widely published author.

Richard Weston is an award-winning writer, architect, and landscape designer, and is currently Professional Research Fellow at the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University in Wales.