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Understanding architecture : its elements, history, and meaning / Leland M. Roth

By: Roth, Leland M.
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2007Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxxvi, 652 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0813390451 (pbk.); 9780813390451 (pbk.).Subject(s): Architecture -- History | ArchitectureDDC classification: 720
Contents:
Part 1: The elements of architecture - 1. "Commoditie": How does the building function? - 2. "Firmeness": Structure, or how does the building stand up? - 3. " Delight ": Space in architectire - 4." Delight": Seeing architecture - 5. "Delight": Architectural acoustics, shape and sound - 6. The achitect: From high priest to profession - 7. Architecture: Part of the natural environment - 8. Architecture, memory and economics -- Part II: The history and meaning of architecture - 9. The beginnings of architecture: from caves to cities - 10. The architecture of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt - 11. Greek architecture - 12. Roman architecture - 13. Early Christian and Byzantine architecture - 14. Medieval architecture - 15. Renaissance architecture - 16. Baroque and Rococo architecture - 17. The origins of modernism: Architecture in the age of enlightenment, 1720-1790 - 18. The development of modernism: The nineteenth century - 19. Versions of modern architecture, 1914-1970 - 20. Late-twentieth-century architecture: Postmodernism - Glossary - Index.
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Floor 4, Shelf 30 , Side 1, TierNo 5, BayNo 1

 720 ROT (Browse shelf) 1 Available SABDx,23003,03,RM | SABDx,83001,03,RM 5000030580

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1: The elements of architecture - 1. "Commoditie": How does the building function? - 2. "Firmeness": Structure, or how does the building stand up? - 3. " Delight ": Space in architectire - 4." Delight": Seeing architecture - 5. "Delight": Architectural acoustics, shape and sound - 6. The achitect: From high priest to profession - 7. Architecture: Part of the natural environment - 8. Architecture, memory and economics -- Part II: The history and meaning of architecture - 9. The beginnings of architecture: from caves to cities - 10. The architecture of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt - 11. Greek architecture - 12. Roman architecture - 13. Early Christian and Byzantine architecture - 14. Medieval architecture - 15. Renaissance architecture - 16. Baroque and Rococo architecture - 17. The origins of modernism: Architecture in the age of enlightenment, 1720-1790 - 18. The development of modernism: The nineteenth century - 19. Versions of modern architecture, 1914-1970 - 20. Late-twentieth-century architecture: Postmodernism - Glossary - Index.