Concise History of Western Architecture

by Robert Furneaux Jordan

ΞEKINΩNTAΣ AΠO THN APXAIA AIΓYΠTO KAI ΦTANONTAΣ MEXPI TA APXITEKTONIKA EΠITEYΓMATA THΣ ΔEKAETIAΣ TOY 1960, O P. ΦYPNΩ-TZOPNTAN ΔEIXNEI TO ΠΩΣ TA KTIΣMATA KAΘE EΠOXHΣ AΠOTEΛOYN ΠANTOTE, TOΣO ΣTH ΔOMH TOYΣ OΣO KAI ΣTH MOPΦH TOYΣ, ANTANAKΛAΣH ΣE MEΓAΛO BAΘMO TOY ΣYΓKEKPIMENOY ΠOΛITIΣMOY ΠOY TA "ΠAPAΓEI". H ΔIEIΣΔYTIKH ANAΛYΣH TΩN APXITEKTONIKΩN TAΣEΩN KAI TEXNOTPOΠIΩN ΔIAMEΣOY TΩN AIΩNΩN AΠO TO ΣYΓΓPAΦEA EMΠΛOYTIZETAI KAI ΣYMΠΛHPΩNETAI AΠO MIA EΞAIPETIKA ΠΛOYΣIA EIKONOΓPAΦHΣH.

Genres: Architecture, History, Art, Nonfiction, Art History

362 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Raphaela Folia]

Στην αρχή το ξεκίνησα με αρκετό ενδιαφέρον αλλά μετά κάπου δεν ήθελα άλλη πληροφορία, ένιωθα ότι έχω φτάσει σε ένα τέλμα.. μπορεί επειδή εγώ δεν είμαι τόσο του τομέα της αρχιτεκτονικής και απλά λόγω του μαθήματος το διάβαζα.. ίσως κάποιος άλλος να έχει άλλη κριτική άποψη

[Carlo Mazzanti]

I loved this so much, I was entirely hooked on it. It's not exhaustive, it's surely not perfect and I'm no expert. I had fun reading it and found it very useful to get an overview and see what I like and am interested in. Probably my favourite from last year.

[Lawrence]

A decent introduction to the history of architecture. The author covers all major areas and occasionally makes references of how the architecture influences/is influenced by the culture.

The abundance of pictures is helpful, but they aren't referenced directly in the text, so some hunting needs to be done to correlate the correct illustration. Like most surveys though, the author tries to cover too much terrain. The plethora of names (both of buildings and architects) is a bit overwhelming.

[Lindsay]

This book is exactly what it claims to be, "A Concise History of Western Architecture". It took much longer to read than I anticipated. I enjoyed studying the exteriors of the interiors I studied in college. This book was an excellent find at a thrift shop.

[Dom_dom]

The terminology is a little difficult if you're not an architect but the text flow makes the point of this book absolutely understood.

[Belle Meade School]

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