Influenced by history, shaped by ingenuity, and defined by creativity, architecture is the world's most universal art. It is the point where design, engineering, and culture intersect - not only to produce effective buildings, but to create the icons that define the world's cultures, from the temple and the house to the skyscraper and the stadium.
By examining in detail the individual elements, such as foundations, walls, roofs, staircases, and windows, that make up public and private buildings, this book presents a unique overview of the history of architecture and building. It describes the purpose, design, and practical applications of these component parts, and illustrates clearly the varied expressions of each part. In addition, the book highlights the technical accomplishments of builders, architects, and engineers, as well as the distinctive aesthetics of particular periods and movements.
By tracing the development of particular structures and building components from around the world and throughout history, Architectura presents a unique overview of the history of architecture and building.
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A wonderful celebration of the vital role played by architecture in society, a book that reaches to the heart of what makes a successful building, whether it be a temple or a house, a skyscraper or a stadium. Good Book Guide
Architectura: Elements of Architectural Style
Table of Contents
Pages Words
Page 1 - 1 Half Title 1
Pages 2 - 3 Title Page 2
Pages 4 - 5 Imprint 2
Pages 6 - 7 Contributors 2
Pages 8 - 9 Contents 2
Pages 10 - 11 Foreword 2
Pages 12 - 13 Introduction Opener (double-page pic) 2 50
Pages 14 - 19 Architectureā An
Overview 6 2700
Pages 20 - 27 The Development of Architecture. A history of architecture,
from
prehistoric shelters to computer-aided design. 8 3600
Pages 28 - 29 Feature: A Timeline of Architectural History 2 900
Pages 30 - 37 Elements of Architecture. A survey of the issues of form,
function,
and design in architecture. 8 3600
Pages 38 - 45 Buildings and Their Forms. The basic shapes of buildings, and
the
main types of structure, from homes to factories and bridges, and
from churches to theaters and palaces.
8
3600
Pages 46 - 47 Materials and Techniques Opener (double-page pic) 2 50
Pages 48 - 49 Natural Resources 2 900
Pages 50 - 53 Grasses and Timber 4 1800
Pages 54 - 55 Earth and Brick 2 900
Pages 56 - 57 Feature: Great Mosque of DjennĆ © ,
Mali 2 900
Pages 58 - 61 Stone and Masonry 4 1800
Pages 62 - 63 Feature: Pyramids of Giza, Egypt 2 900
Pages 64 - 67 Iron 4 1800
Pages 68 - 71 Steel 4 1800
Pages 72 - 73 Feature: Manhattan Skyscrapers, New York, United States 2 900
Pages 74 - 77 Concrete 4 1800
Pages 78 - 79 Feature: Centennial Hall, Wroclaw, Poland 2 900
Pages 80 - 81 Glass 2 900
Pages 82 - 85 High-tech Materials 4 1800
Pages 86 - 87 From the Ground Up Opener (double-page pic) 2 50
Pages 88 - 91 Foundations 4 1800
Pages 92 - 93 Caves and Chambers 2 900
Pages 94 - 95 Cellars 2 900
Pages 96 - 97 Feature: Catacombs, Rome, Italy 2 900
Pages 98 - 99 Tunnels 2 900
Pages 100 - 101 Feature: London Underground, United Kingdom 2 900
Pages 102 - 103 Piles 2 900
Pages 104 - 105 Query: Feature: Taipei 101, Taiwan 2 900
Pages 106 - 107 Putting Up Walls Opener (double-page pic) 2 50
Pages 108 - 111 Forces and Resistance 4 1800
Pages 112 - 115 Timber Walls 4 1800
Pages 116 - 119 Stone By Stone 4 1800
Pages 120 - 121 Feature: Machu Picchu, Peru 2 900
Pages 122 - 123 Defensive Walls 2 900
Pages 124 - 125 Feature: Great Wall of China 2 900
Pages 126 - 129 Brick By Brick 4 1800
Pages 130 - 131 Feature: Isfahan (Esfahan), Iran 2 900
Pages 132 - 135 Frameworks 4 1800
Pages 136 - 137 Feature: Steel-framed High-rise Buildings, Chicago, United
States 2 900
Pages 138 - 139 Glass Curtains 2 900
Pages 140 - 141 Cladding 2 900
Pages 142 - 143 Feature: Frank Gehry 2 900
Pages 144 - 145 Entranceways Opener (double-page pic) 2 50
Pages 146 - 149 Doorways 4 1800
Pages 150 - 151 Feature: Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, Italy 2 900
Pages 152 - 153 Gates 2 900
Pages 154 - 155 Drawbridges 2 900
Pages 156 - 157 Portals 2 900
Pages 158 - 159 Porticoes 2 900
Pages 160 - 161 FaĆ § ades 2 900
Pages 162 - 163 Feature: OpĆ © ra Garnier, Paris,
France 2 900
Pages 164 - 165 Taking the Strain Opener (double-page pic) 2 50
Pages 166 - 169 Post and Beam 4
Chris How BSc (Civil Engineering), London University; MSc Weald & Downland Museum of Buildings through Bournemouth University Assistant Professor J. Philip Gruen, BA (Art History/Criticism), University of California, San Diego; MA (History of Architecture and Art), University of Illinois - Chicago; PhD in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley
Dr June Diana Komisar, BA, Clark University; MArch, Yale University; Ph.D University of Michigan; RA, AIA, RAIC
Adjunct Assistant Professor Lisa Richardson Elkins, BArch, Ball State Univ; MArch University College London
Currently teaching undergraduate architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, she has been designing architecture and furniture professionally for more than ten years, and has experience in Chicago, San Francisco, and London.
In 2006 she founded 2 point perspective, inc., a design firm specializing in environmentally responsible architecture, interiors, and furniture design. She is accredited by the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
Miles Lewis is an architectural historian with a special interest in the cultural history of building technology, prefabrication, and vernacular architecture. He is an Honorary Life Member of the Comité International d'Architecture Vernaculaire, a Fellow of the International Advisory Council of the Royal Institute of Architects, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities, a Member of the Order of Australia, and Professor of Architecture at the University of Melbourne.
Publications include Victorian Primitive, Don John of Balaclava, The Essential Maldon, Two Hundred Years of Concrete in Australia, Victorian Churches, Melbourne the City's History, Suburban Backlash, and numerous articles and papers on architectural and building history, urban conservation, urban renewal and housing policy, as well as numerous addresses at international conferences on various aspects of architecture.
Associate Professor Nur Demirbilek BArch, MArch, PhD in BldSci METU
Associate Professor in Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology - Australia
Dr. Oya Demirbilek BID and MSc BldSci METU; PhD Bilkent; PhD Marmara University, Grad. Cert. in UL&T UNSW.
Industrial Design Program Head at the Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales - Australia
Robert Harbison teaches at London Metropolitan University, where he heads the MA in Architectural History, Theory and Interpretation. He is the author of many books on architecture and wider cultural themes, including Eccentric Spaces, The Built the Unbuilt and the Unbuildable, Reflections on Baroque and a forthcoming History of Western Architecture.
Ron Powell was born and educated in Sydney, Australia. As an architecture student, he worked on the Sydney Opera House. Following further qualifications in landscape architecture, Ron worked on major public open spaces including Sydney's Darling Harbour and Bicentennial Park. He is currently overseeing the conservation of Sydney's 19th century sandstone buildings.
Associate Professor Rumiko Handa, BArch University of Tokyo, MArch, MS Arch, Ph.D University of Pennsylvania
Sue Harris is educated in architecture, welfare work and language in Sydney and Canada where she lived and worked for many years. Sue has spent most of her career working with architects specializing in managing and administering the process.
