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Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning Paperback – 24 December 2013

by Amanda Clark (Author), Leland Roth (Author)
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This widely acclaimed, beautifully illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout, including essays on non-Western traditions. The expanded book vividly examines the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture in ways that are both accessible and engaging.Significant features of the third edition include: Increased global coverage, with new essays on Africa, Japan, China, India, Islamic architecture, and the architecture of the Americas. A new chapter covering twenty-first century architecture. Updated coverage of sustainable and green architecture and its impact on design. Revised historical survey and expanded and illustrated timeline. Thoroughly revised and expanded art program, including more than 650 black and white images-135 new to this edition, and more than 200 line art drawings created by author Leland Roth. A new 32-page, full colour insert features more than 50 new colour images. Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement with its straightforward, two-part structure: The Elements of Architecture and The History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is a classic survey of architecture.
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  6. Language
    English
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    17.78 x 3.81 x 25.4 cm
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"Superbly illustrated throughout... It remains the only text to discuss architecture as a cultural phenomenon, making this a top recommendation... Understanding Architecture is the ideal textbook for classroom curriculums and a very strongly recommended addition to both community and academic Architectural Studies reference collections." --The Midwest Book Review Praise for Previous Editions: "I enthusiastically recommend this 2nd edition, which includes a comprehensive new chapter on such contemporary architectural trends as postmodern traditionalism, neoexpressionism, deconstruction, critical regionalism, and sustainable architecture. Understanding Architecture is a versatile main text that works well for both general humanities courses and more advanced classes in architectural history." --Dr. David Seamon, Professor of Architecture, Kansas State University "Powerful and Moving." --Judith Cushman-Hammer, Appalachian State University

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Leland M. Roth is Marion Dean Ross Professor of Architectural History Emeritus at the University of Oregon at Eugene. Dr. Roth is the author of American Architecture: A History (Westview Press), McKim, Mead & White, and other works. Amanda C. Roth Clarkreceived her Doctor of Philosophy from The University of Alabama, completing her doctoral work on the topic of contemporary artists' books. She holds Master and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Oregon in the fields of Western architectural history and Asian art. She is the daughter of Leland M. Roth.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0813349036
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Perseus
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 24 December 2013
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 816 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780813349039
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813349039
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.66 kg
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 3.81 x 25.4 cm
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    Amanda C. R. Clark is Dean of the Library & Special Programs at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. She holds a PhD from The University of Alabama, with a dissertation on the communicative aspects of artists' books, and an MA in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Oregon, emphasizing architectural studies. She has co-authored several books on architecture, including "Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning."

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    This book was purchased for a college Art class. This was one of the rare times where I looked forward to the assigned reading. Roth writes in an engaging way, and the photos/illustrations of buildings are key to understanding the vocabulary. I enjoyed learning about how we define architecture vs. "mere buildings." It was also neat to be taken on a journey through time, starting from the oldest man-made buildings found at Terra Amata, through today. Roth is an excellent guide as he hits on all the major points, as well as including some subtler examples throughout. I liked how he points out that the architect must be more than a designer of buildings. Since building requires the labor of many people, the project can come to symbolize the values of the society who built it.
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    This was NOT a rental. It was a purchase, ant it was in bad condition, and I should not have had to pay for it to begin with.
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