A WORLD HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3E

作者：  Michael Fazio ，Marian Moffett　著

出版社：Thames&Hudson 2013年2月

简介：　　Updatedwithexpandedcoverageoftwenty-firstcenturyarchitecture,thisneweditionuniquelycomprisesadetailedsurveyofWesternarchitectureaswellasarchitecturefromtheMiddleEast,Africa,CentralandSouthAmerica,India,Russia,ChinaandJapan.Significantrevisionalsoincludesphotographsandtextualdiscussionofaround50newbuildings.Writteninaclearandengagingstyle,thetextencouragesreaderstoexaminethepragmatic,innovativeandaestheticattributesofbuildings.Artistic,economic,environmental,political,socialandtechnologicalcontextsarediscussed.Theglobalreachofthetextismatchedbyarichassortmentofphotographsfromaroundtheworldandagreaterarrayofdetailedlinedrawingsthaninanyarchitecturalsurvey.Theauthorshavecreatedaformidablebodyofworkthatrangesovermuchoftheworldsarchitecturalheritageandtestifiestosomeofthegreatestachievementsofthehumanspirit.