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    Architecture : the definitive visual history / editorial consultant, Dr. Barnabas Calder ; contributors: Jon Astbury, Ian Chilvers, Dr. Diane Davies, Andrew Humphreys [and seven others].

    Contributor(s): Calder, Barnabas [editor.] | Astbury, Jon [contributor.] | Chilvers, Ian [contributor.] | Davies, Diane (Archaeologist) [contributor.] | Humphreys, Andrew, 1965- [contributor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023Edition: First American editionDescription: 440 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 29 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780744084986; 0744084989; 9780241566213; 0241566215Other title: At head of title: DK SmithsonianSubject(s): Architecture | Architecture -- Popular works | Architecture -- History | Architecture | Architecture -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation | Architecture -- Histoire | architecture (discipline) | ARCHITECTURE / History / GeneralGenre/Form: Informational works. | Documents d'information.DDC classification: 720.9 LOC classification: NA200 .A734 2023
    Contents:
    Introduction -- Diversity: before 300CE -- Development: 300-1100 -- Gods and rulers: 1100-1500 -- Collision: 1500-1750 -- The rise of coal: 1730-1900 -- Oil and electricity: 1900-1970 -- Crisis and hope: 1970 onward.
    Summary: From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture worldwide. Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape. Explore every significant architectural period and style in depth through critical examples. Take a tour of some of the world's most iconic buildings, beautifully illustrated with brilliant photography and specially commissioned CGI artworks...Find out why so many ancient Roman structures have withstood the test of time. Learn how the soaring ceilings of Gothic cathedrals are held up. And discover the architectural innovations that are helping to combat climate change. Architecture is the perfect book for anyone fascinated by the built world -- its visual character and the factors that have formed it -- and who wants to understand more.
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    Includes index.

    Introduction -- Diversity: before 300CE -- Development: 300-1100 -- Gods and rulers: 1100-1500 -- Collision: 1500-1750 -- The rise of coal: 1730-1900 -- Oil and electricity: 1900-1970 -- Crisis and hope: 1970 onward.

    From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture worldwide. Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape. Explore every significant architectural period and style in depth through critical examples. Take a tour of some of the world's most iconic buildings, beautifully illustrated with brilliant photography and specially commissioned CGI artworks...Find out why so many ancient Roman structures have withstood the test of time. Learn how the soaring ceilings of Gothic cathedrals are held up. And discover the architectural innovations that are helping to combat climate change. Architecture is the perfect book for anyone fascinated by the built world -- its visual character and the factors that have formed it -- and who wants to understand more.

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