Architectural Styles - A Visual Guide

In diesem Buch werden anhand von Fotos die charakteristischen Merkmale von fast 300 Gebäuden aus verschiedenen Epochen identifiziert und erläutert. Das Ergebnis ist ein übersichtlicher und leicht zugängllicher Leitfaden zum Verständnis der wichtigsten Stile der westlichen Architektur von der Klassik bis zur Gegenwart.

About the author

Owen Hopkins works for the Architecture Programme at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. He is the author of Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon (Laurence King, 2012).

Summary

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present day.

Foreword

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical?

Product details

• Authors: Owen Hopkins
• Publisher: King, Laurence Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2014
• EAN: 9781780671635
• ISBN: 978-1-78067-163-5
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 232 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / History / General, top ten; 100; 10; 5-star