A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

by James Stevens Curl

Book Overview

Containing over 6,000 entries from Aalto to ziggurat, this authoritative dictionary of architecture covers all periods of Western architectural history, from ancient times to the present day. Beautifully illustrated and written in a clear and concise style, it also includes brief biographies of leading architects, from Brunelleschi and Imhotep to Le Corbusier and Richard Rogers. The text is complimented by over 250 beautiful and meticulous line drawings,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192806300
• ISBN13: 9780192806307
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 912 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"