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World architecture : a cross-cultural history

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Spiro Kostof's groundbreaking work, A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals, helped to reshape the study of architectural history.

His book extended beyond the discussion of great monuments to find connections with ordinary dwellings, urbanism, and different cultures from around the world.

World Architecture: A Cross-Cultural History is an entirely new, student-friendly text by Richard Ingersoll.

Building on Kostof's global vision and social context, Ingersoll integrates extensive coverage of world and contemporary architecture in order to provide the most comprehensive survey in the field.

Presented chronologically, each chapter now focuses on three unique architectural cultures, which gives instructors the flexibility to choose which traditions are the most relevant to their courses.

The text also provides students with numerous pedagogical tools, including timelines, comparative maps, a glossary, and text boxes devoted to social factors and specific issues in technology and philosophy.

The result is a comprehensive method for understanding and appreciating the history, cultural significance, and beauty of architecture from around the world. FEATURES * Stunning full-color visuals: More than 750 color photographs, hundreds of original graphics, drawings, and maps, and meticulous diagrams demonstrate how classic buildings were created * Helpful learning and study tools: New timelines, chapter introductions, text boxes with fascinating case studies, bibliographies, review questions, and a glossary help students identify key information and better prepare them for exams and class assignments * Free companion website resources (www.oup.com/us/ingersoll): Chapter summaries, review questions, self-exams, and Google Earth maps with the location of key structures further enhance the text

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Oxford University Press Inc
0195139577 / 9780195139570
Paperback / softback
720.9
21/12/2012
United States
English
xiv, 978 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour)
28 cm
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