Architecture: From Prehistory to Post Modernism

by Marvin Trachtenberg, Isabelle Hyman

Traces the development of architecture from Stonehenge to the new AT&T Building in New York and looks at important movements, architects, and buildings

Genres: Architecture, Nonfiction, History, Textbooks, Art, Reference, Urbanism

624 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Zane]

I use this book for all my architecture history exams. A lot of information, except the 20th century. a lot of very significant periods and movements are not even mentioned. It lacks a bit wider view on the history of architecture in other parts of the world in the 20th century, it only mentions USA, a bit of Europe and only a few paragraphs of Scandinavia.

Photo's are of a very good quality, the 'why' of a movement through the history is very well explained.

[Stacy]

Tons of good information and articulation of important works. Kind of a tough read for undergraduates, but it makes you look up vocab. I would like to see a 2nd book on Architecture after 1980's