Adventures in Architecture

Dan Cruickshank

ISBN 10: 029784444X / ISBN 13: 9780297844440

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2008

About this Item

Glossy volume detailing the various buildings that have changed the world according to Cruikshank. Including Igloos, Mud skyscrapers and more familiar architectural achievements. Small mark to ffep. Very Small tear to bottom corner of two pages. Else crisp and clean. Very good.

Seller Inventory # 003287

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Adventures in Architecture
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 029784444X
• ISBN 13: 9780297844440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Dan Cruickshank, whose Around the World in 80 Treasures sold more than 70,000 copies, presents a compelling, maverick history of architecture. Richly photographed, it navigates the globe to take us to the buildings Dan believes have changed the world. As he reveals each choice, he also shows exactly how a great edifice’s function, material, and purpose connect to all other areas of life. What he sees is the work of man at his most inventive, defying or accommodating the forces of nature in a variety of civilizationsexamples of beauty, power, paradise, and dreams: the Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg; the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan; the Hanging Temple in Shanxi, China; the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil; Pompeii’s Lupanare Brothels; and the building of an igloo in Greenland.

About the Author

Dan Cruickshank is a regular presenter on the BBC best known for his popular BBC2 series which include MARVELS OF THE MODERN AGE and THE LOST WORLD OF FRIESE-GREEENE. He is one of Britain's leading architectural and historic building experts, and is an active member of the Georgian Group and the Architectural Panel of the National Trust.