ARCHITECTURE FOR DUMMIES by Dietsc, Deborah K ISBN 0764553968
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This volume provides the essential information for readers on the go who want to understand architecture. It covers the highlights of architectural history, from the Great Pyramids to Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
A thorough For Dummies demystification of the always complex, often intimidating subject of architecture. An enduringly popular subject, architecture continues to be newsworthy and part of mainstream culture. Whether it be architect Michael Graves' coveted product designs for Alessi and US retailer, Target, or Sir Norman Foster's internationally acclaimed new designs - such as the Reichstag in Berlin and Canary Wharf Tube station - or even Channel 4's hugely popular Grand Designs, people are fascinated by this complex and seemingly arcane subject area. Architecture For Dummies is the concise guide for those looking for a fast and easy demystification of the fundamentals of global architecture and its history. This book provides fascinating overviews on the masters and luminaries of architecture through history to the modern age, such as Sir Christopher Wren, Frank Lloyd Wright and Sir Norman Foster. Sometimes buildings are just buildings and other times they can be perceived as art in its highest, most eloquent form. Architecture For Dummies explains how too look at a building and appreciate it, or not. The history of architecture - and its major movements - are discussed too: from Prehistoric to Ancient, Byzantine to Medieval, Baroque to Rococo, and from Bauhaus to Modern.
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[edit] Title
ARCHITECTURE FOR DUMMIES
[edit] Author
Dietsc, Deborah K
[edit] ISBN
0764553968
[edit] Published
15/07/2002
[edit] Publisher
Hungry Minds Inc, U.S.
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
15.99 (GBP)
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14.39 (GBP)
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