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Architectural Theory
Pioneering Texts on Architecture from the Renaissance to Today
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If you've ever wondered what goes through architects' minds when they design buildings, you'll be happy to know that there's no shortage of brilliant reading material to satisfy your curiosity. Wading through the archives at your local library may prove fruitful to your endeavour, but it...
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Here are the most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated, in a great book for anyone interested in what architects say about their craft. Discover the theories behind the structures in which we live, work, and play, from Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas.
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Description
If you've ever wondered what goes through architects' minds when they design buildings, you'll be happy to know that there's no shortage of brilliant reading material to satisfy your curiosity.
Wading through the archives at your local library may prove fruitful to your endeavour, but it won't give you the instant gratification that Architectural Theory will.
This book brings together all of the most important and influential essays about architecture written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organised chronologically by country.
From Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas, the best treatises by architecture's greatest masters are gathered here, each accompanied by an essay discussing its historical context and significance.
This is the all-in-one, must-have book for anyone interested in what architects have to say about their craft.
The comprehensive overview will help transform even the most uninformed novices into well-informed connoisseurs!
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9783836599627
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 June 2025
Country: Germany
Imprint: Taschen GmbH
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 170.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 1723g
Pages: 680
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About the Author
Bernd Evers completed his doctorate in art history before embarking on a career as a librarian; since 1985 he has been director of the Kunstbibliothek der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. He has published numerous articles on book and library studies, and a central topic of his research is the architectural history of the 17th to 19th centuries.
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