Understanding Architecture Its Elements, History, and Meaning

Leland Roth

ISBN 10: 0064384934 / ISBN 13: 9780064384933

Published by Westview Press, New York, NY, 1993

About this Item

542 pages; Maps. B&W photographs and illustrations. Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. DJ was taped onto the covers. Pen markings to the text body of over 50% of pages. Cocked spine. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. Scratches and to the exterior edges of textblock. Binding lightly cracked on page 151, but this was repaired with tape. Information and text are intact. Reading copy. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Architecture Its Elements, History, and Meaning
• Publisher: Westview Press, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0064384934
• ISBN 13: 9780064384933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; Second Printing.
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

This clearly written, fully illustrated survey of Western architecture defines and explains structure, function, history, and meaning. Architecture is examined as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement. The book is divided into two parts: Part One, “The Elements of Architecture,” deals with the basic properties of architecture in chapters that explain function, structural principles, and elements of design, including examples in the text and illustrations from all periods and styles. Part Two, “The History and Meaning of Architecture,” is a chronological survey of Western architectural development from prehistoric times to the present. The approach is selective in terms of buildings and architects included; the examples are chosen for their importance and significance and are fully explained. Each chronological chapter begins with a concise, historical outline giving the social and cultural background. The illustrations (photographs, drawings, maps, and plans) are integrated with the text and there are notes, suggested readings, a glossary, chronological chart, and index.

About the Author

Leland M. Roth is Marion Dean Ross Professor of Architectural History at the University of Oregon at Eugene. He is the author of American Architecture: A History ; A Concise History of American Architecture ; McKim, Mead & White, Architects ; and other works. He lives in Eugene, Oregon.