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A chronology of architecture : a cultural timeline from stone circles to skyscrapers
- Title
- A chronology of architecture : a cultural timeline from stone circles to skyscrapers / John Zukowsky.
- Author
- Zukowsky, John, 1948-
- Publication
- New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2020.
- ©2019
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JQF 20-965 | Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300 |
Details
- Description
- 271 pages : color illustrations; 26 x 23 cm
- Summary
- A Chronology of Architecture' presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between structural innovations, social changes, and artistic interventions. Organized around a central timeline that charts the development of architecture from the earliest structures to the present-day skyscrapers and global cities, it features key buildings, together with commentaries and contextual information about the social, political and cultural events of the period in which they were built. Special feature spreads highlight important movements, construction methods and key practitioners. Covering a wide selection of genres, styles and architects, it is invaluable as a comprehensive guide to architecture in all its different forms.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Chronologies.
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Ancient & medieval -- Renaissance, baroque & rococo -- The triumph of classicism -- The modern era -- Cold war to the present.
- Call Number
- JQF 20-965
- ISBN
- 9780500343562
- 050034356X
- LCCN
- 2019940620
- OCLC
- 1107685805
- Author
- Zukowsky, John, 1948- author.
- Title
- A chronology of architecture : a cultural timeline from stone circles to skyscrapers / John Zukowsky.
- Publisher
- New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2020.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Note
- COLOR ILLUSTRATED.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 20-965