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Terms and conditions applyA History of Western Architecture
David Watkin
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Format: Book
Pages: 720
Publisher: Laurence King
Date Published: May 1996
Stock Code: 55457
Binding: Paperback
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This is the new 4th edition of David Watkin's highly acclaimed reference work, a perennially popular title that has now been expanded to bring the story of Western architecture right up to date. Watkin traces this history from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt through to the dramatic impact of CAD (computer-aided design) on architectural practice at the beginning of the 21st century. Adopting an approach that sees architectural history as a living continuity rather than a museum of neatly labelled styles, the author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the Classical language of architecture, underlining the continuity between, say, the work of Ictinus in 5th-century BC Athens and that of McKim, Mead and White in 20th-century New York. The final chapter in this book has been completely revised as well as updated to discuss developments in contemporary architecture over the last 5 years.
Itis an essential addition to any reference library on architecture. Miss it at your peril.
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