Product Description

Explore the world's greatest buildings! Architecture is filled with amazing illustrations and photographs that take you to the heart of the world's landmark buildings. Get the opportunity to look beyond the facade. Examine materials and technology that shape buildings, and identify the key elements and decorative features of each architectural style. This is the best definitive visual guide on architecture; it covers 5,000 years of architectural design, style, and construction from airports to ziggurats.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #128779 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780756617325
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Booklist
DK's trademark visual verve is applied to this volume in the Eyewitness Companions series. Brief text accompanies numerous, albeit sometimes very small, color photographs, providing a whirlwind tour through the architectural elements, styles, and landmarks of the ages and slightly updating Glancey's The Story of Architecture (2000). Though it's no substitute for standard texts, this is an inexpensive way to add an architecture resource. Mary Ellen Quinn
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About the Author
Jonathan Glancey is a TV and radio broadcaster and Fellow of The Royal Institute of British Architecture. He's written several books on architecture, including DK's Story of Architecture.

Customer Reviews

Great little reference book
I bought this book looking for reference material for my art work. I thought it performed a great job of showing many diverse types of architecture and very useful for ideas. I would recommend it.

Maybe the best in his kind!!!
Ultra helpful!!! I bought some for xmas presents and everybody was really happy! In particular, I think this book is the best! If you like Architecture or like to travel or simple you enjoy beatiful photos, Buy it!!!

Glad I got it!
For my neice who has recently become interested in architecture, this is the perfectbook. It not only provides a world perspective of architecture, the actually pictures are great. Fantastic buy!