Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 1696 pages
- Published by: Architectural Press; 20 edition September 11, 1996
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0750622679
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0750622677
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Book Dimensions:
9.8 x 7.8 x 2.7 inches
- Weighs: 6.4 pounds
Reader Reviews
Mine is a new 1975 edition (which was a small fraction of the new price). It is as much a history of the world--and an incredibly detailed one--as a history of architecture. It opens each of its forty chapters with a discussion of a civilization or era, then describes the buildings very matter-of-factly. Sometimes opinions emerge: Louis Kahn is cited as an example of a flash-in-the-pan; FLLW's Guggenheim is criticized as impractical. The photos are top quality B/W, often very old. Its real strength is early architecture; by chapter 35, it is only finishing up the Renaissance. The authors are so knowledgeable, the writing so polished after 18 editions, all others pale by comparison. I don't think there's much of a market for these books outside of libraries, but those who read it will marvel at its erudition.
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