Architecture for Beginners

by Louis Hellman

Book Overview

Looks at the development of architectural style, discusses influential architects, and examines the social impact of architecture. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863160417
• ISBN13: 9780863160417
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Writers & Readers Publishing
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A comic-style history of architecture full of humour

What a pleasure to read this book; it is witty and now and then mordant.It explains the changing styles of buildings on the basis of the societies, their technical abilities, and their power structure, as well as the self-importance of rulers and architects.All pages are approximately half text and half comic drawings, often with a touch of sarcasm.Enjoy it!

Capital!

If, like me, you've ever wandered around thinking, ah yes, interesting column, from the ionoricesque ahem period, yes, indeed - but wished you actually KNEW what period or style you were looking at - this is absolutely the book for you. A wealth of information, both historical and structural, about architecture and architects. I found this book easy to read, informative and entertaining, thanks to a host of tiny cartoons which slip you information without you quite noticing it, like hiding cauliflower in macaroni and cheese.A very worthwhile book.