A history of architecture in 100 buildings / Dan Cruickshank

By:

Cruickshank, Dan [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: United States : Firefly Books Ltd., c2015Description: 352 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:

9781770855991

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LOC classification:

NA 200 .C78 2015

Contents:

Introduction -- Chapter 1: Pioneers -- Chapter 2: Rhetoric (Building with a message) -- Chapter 3: Sacred -- Chapter 4: Urban visions -- Chapter 5: Big and beautiful -- Chapter 6: Material matters -- Chapter 7: Lost and faculty -- Glossary -- References -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

Summary: "Cruickshank's selection represents key moments in architectural history and it is truly global in scope. It includes many of the world's best-known structures, and many less obvious ones, the unsung heroes of this great and fascinating story. Having visited most of the featured buildings himself, his book is both authoritative and intimate."

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Books	NU Clark Reference	Reference	REF NA 200 .C78 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000005457

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Cruickshank's selection represents key moments in architectural history and it is truly global in scope. It includes many of the world's best-known structures, and many less obvious ones, the unsung heroes of this great and fascinating story. Having visited most of the featured buildings himself, his book is both authoritative and intimate."

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