Ten Most Influential Buildings in History - Architectures Archetypes

Informationen zum Autor Simon Unwin has helped students learn to think as architects for over three decades. He is Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of Dundee, Scotland, and teaches at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff University, Wales. He has lived in the UK and Australia, and taught or lectured on his work in China, Israel, India, Sweden, Turkey and the United States as well as at other schools in the UK and Europe. Simon Unwin's books are used in schools of architecture around the world, and have been translated into Arabic, Farsi, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish and Korean. Klappentext The Ten Most Influential Buildings in History identifies ten architectural archetypes that have been sources of inspiration for architects through the centuries. Zusammenfassung The Ten Most Influential Buildings in History identifies ten architectural archetypes that have been sources of inspiration for architects through the centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Basic Elements of Architecture. Megalithic Architecture. 1. Standing Stone 2. Stone Circle 3. Dolmen 4. Hypostyle 5. Temple 6. Theatre 7. Courtyard 8. Labyrinth 9. The Vernacular 10. Ruin Endword. Bibliography. Index

Product details

• Authors: Simon Unwin, Simon (University of Dundee Unwin, Unwin Simon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2016
• EAN: 9781138898479
• ISBN: 978-1-138-89847-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / Contemporary (1945-), ARCHITECTURE / History / Ancient & Classical, History of Architecture, BCE period – Protohistory, Architectural structure and design, Architecture: professional practice