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Architecture

The Definitive Visual History
By DK
Series: DK Definitive Cultural Histories
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Architecture offers a comprehensive visual history of architecture, spanning over 6,000 years. It explores the evolution of building materials, technology, and design, while highlighting key architectural periods and iconic structures worldwide. The book combines stunning photography and detailed CGI artworks to reveal the stories behind ancient Roman engineering, Gothic cathedral construction, and modern innovations addressing climate change.
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Format: Hardback
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The definitive global visual history of architecture

From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture around the world.

Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, and design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape.

Explore every significant architectural period and style in depth through key examples. Take a tour of some of the world's most iconic buildings, beautifully illustrated with a combination of stunning photography and specially commissioned CGI artworks. Find out why so many ancient Roman structures have withstood the test of time. Learn how the soaring ceilings of Gothic cathedrals are held up. And discover the architectural innovations that are helping to combat climate change.

Comprehensive, authoritative, and inspiring, Architecture is the perfect book for anyone fascinated by the built world—its visual character and the factors that have formed it—and who wants to understand more.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241566213

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 242.0mm

Height: 289.0mm

Weight: 2174g

Pages: 440

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