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

By:

Roth, Leland M

Contributor(s):

Clark, Amanda C. R, 1977- [author.]

Material type:

TextPublisher: Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press, [2014]Edition: Third editionDescription: xxxvii, 745 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780813349039 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720.9 ROT 23

LOC classification:

NA2500 .R68 2014

Other classification:

ARC000000 | ARC005000 | ARC024000 | ARC001000

Online resources:

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Contents:

The Elements of Architecture -- The History and Meaning of Architecture.

Summary: "This bestselling, illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout, explaining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture in a way that is both accessible and engaging. The long-awaited third edition includes increased global coverage with new mini chapters on Africa, Japan, China, India, and Islamic Architecture; a new chapter covering the future of architecture in the twenty-first century; updated coverage of sustainability and green architecture and its impact on design; an update to the historical survey; and over fifty images in full color. Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement with its straightforward, two-part structure: (1) The Elements of Architecture and (2) The History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is a classic survey of Western architecture. "-- Provided by publisher.

List(s) this item appears in: Physical Books: Architecture+Interiors+Design

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Books	CamTech Library			FaB's Corner, Faculty of Build Environment	720.9 ROT (Browse shelf(Opens below))				1	Checked out		06/29/2023	CamTech 000863

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 669-683) and index.

The Elements of Architecture -- The History and Meaning of Architecture.

"This bestselling, illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout, explaining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture in a way that is both accessible and engaging. The long-awaited third edition includes increased global coverage with new mini chapters on Africa, Japan, China, India, and Islamic Architecture; a new chapter covering the future of architecture in the twenty-first century; updated coverage of sustainability and green architecture and its impact on design; an update to the historical survey; and over fifty images in full color. Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement with its straightforward, two-part structure: (1) The Elements of Architecture and (2) The History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is a classic survey of Western architecture. "-- Provided by publisher.

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