The story of architecture / Witold Rybczynski.

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    • Abstract:
      In this sweeping history, from the Stone Age to the present day, Witold Rybczynski shows how architectural ideals have been affected by technological, economic, and social changes-and by changes in taste. The host of examples ranges from places of worship such as Hagia Sophia and Brunelleschi's Duomo to living spaces such as the Katsura Imperial Villa and the Alhambra, national icons such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Sydney Opera House, and skyscrapers such as the Seagram Building and Beijing's CCTV headquarters. Rybczynski's narrative emphasizes the ways that buildings across time and space are united by the human desire for order, meaning, and beauty. Engaging and accessible, this is a coherent story of architecture's physical manifestation of the universal aspiration to celebrate, honor, and commemorate, and an exploration of the ways that each building is a unique product of individual patrons, architects, and builders. Firm in opinion, even-handed, and rooted in scholarship, this book will delight anyone interested in understanding the buildings they use, visit, and pass by each day.
    • Content Notes:
      The ancients -- Middle ages -- A reimagined world -- The first moderns -- New building -- After modernism.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-338) and index.
      1 22
    • ISBN:
      9780300246063
      0300246064
    • Accession Number:
      2021951352
    • Accession Number:
      1344291682
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1188592