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Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture. ( Twentieth Edition )
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by Dan Cruickshank
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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
Book Dimensions:
9.8 x 7.8 x 2.7 inches
Weighs: 6.4 pounds
Product Review
'..the whole point of Banister Fletcher is that it does cram everything into
a single volume. It will remain one of the most thumbed tomes in Building
Design's office library..above all, gloriously and frustratingly, invaluable.'
Building Design, October 1996
'..clearly a bargain.'
The Architect's Journal, October 1996
'a revolution has taken place in Banister Fletcher. The timid
modernizing, the anxious realignments of the past fifty years are over;
under Dan Cruickshank's editorship, it has achieved a thoroughness and
flexibility one would never have thought possible within the grandiose
shell of this late Victorian institution. Half the pleasure, as half the volume, of Banister Fletcher is its pictures. The thousands of photographs are, as always in Banister Fletcher, unimprovably fine.'
The Times Educational Supplement, November 1996
is 'a monument in itself'
Book Reviews on the Internet 1996
"A thundering classic appears again with useful additions. As Sir Banister Fletcher said, 'The study of architecture opens up the enjoyment of buildings with an appreciation of their purpose, meaning, and charm.' These words aptly summarise what this book has become for generations of students and architects. No serious fan of architecture should be without it."
American Institute of Architects.
'It is such a remarkable book, containing so much detail and so skilfully illustrated, that it is a must for all architectural and surveying offices at such a reasonable price.'
ASI Journal, Jan 1997
'An easy-to-use reference book with all the world's major architecture
described, explained and, in many cases, fully illustrated.'
B & M Architecture & Design
'Students would be well advised not to waste money on a pile of discounted colourful coffee-table books, but rather to concentrate resources on this single volume It will continue its usefulness beyond the years of study and become an additional aid to everyday practice.'
Times Higher Educations Supplement
'the bible of architectural history Banister Fletcher remains a potted history with remarkably pithy writing.'
Building
'succinct characterization of individual architects and a liveliness of both criticism and description'
The Times Educational Supplement
Product Review
'..the whole point of Banister Fletcher is that it does cram everything into
a single volume. It will remain one of the most thumbed tomes in Building
Design's office library..above all, gloriously and frustratingly, invaluable.'
Building Design, October 1996
'..clearly a bargain.'
The Architect's Journal, October 1996
'a revolution has taken place in Banister Fletcher. The timid
modernizing, the anxious realignments of the past fifty years are over;
under Dan Cruickshank's editorship, it has achieved a thoroughness and
flexibility one would never have thought possible within the grandiose
shell of this late Victorian institution. Half the pleasure, as half the volume, of Banister Fletcher is its pictures. The thousands of photographs are, as always in Banister Fletcher, unimprovably fine.'
The Times Educational Supplement, November 1996
is 'a monument in itself'
Book Reviews on the Internet 1996
"A thundering classic appears again with useful additions. As Sir Banister Fletcher said, 'The study of architecture opens up the enjoyment of buildings with an appreciation of their purpose, meaning, and charm.' These words aptly summarise what this book has become for generations of students and architects. No serious fan of architecture should be without it."
American Institute of Architects.
'It is such a remarkable book, containing so much detail and so skilfully illustrated, that it is a must for all architectural and surveying offices at such a reasonable price.'
ASI Journal, Jan 1997
'An easy-to-use reference book with all the world's major architecture
described, explained and, in many cases, fully illustrated.'
B & M Architecture & Design
'Students would be well advised not to waste money on a pile of discounted colourful coffee-table books, but rather to concentrate resources on this single volume It will continue its usefulness beyond the years of study and become an additional aid to everyday practice.'
Times Higher Educations Supplement
'the bible of architectural history Banister Fletcher remains a potted history with remarkably pithy writing.'
Building
'succinct characterization of individual architects and a liveliness of both criticism and description'
The Times Educational Supplement
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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