02164cam a2200325 i 4500 10540 10540 OSt 20220404165031.0 130715s2014 couab b 001 0 eng 2013028188 9780813349039 (pbk.) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc NA2500 .R68 2014 720.9 23 Roth, Leland M. Understanding architecture : its elements, history, and meaning / Leland M. Roth and Amanda C. Roth Clark. Third edition. xxxvii, 745 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 669-683) and index. The Elements of Architecture -- The History and Meaning of Architecture. "This bestselling, illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout, explaining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture in a way that is both accessible and engaging. The long-awaited third edition includes increased global coverage with new mini chapters on Africa, Japan, China, India, and Islamic Architecture; a new chapter covering the future of architecture in the twenty-first century; updated coverage of sustainability and green architecture and its impact on design; an update to the historical survey; and over fifty images in full color. 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: (1) The Elements of Architecture and (2) The History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is a classic survey of Western architecture. "-- Architecture. Architecture History. ARCHITECTURE / General. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE / History / General. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General. bisacsh ARCHITECTURE / Criticism. bisacsh Clark, Amanda C. R., 1977-, author. ddc 0 0 ddc 0 720_900000000000000 0 BMSCA BMSCA 2022-03-28 6 5343.73 1 720.9 AR-UG2638 2022-06-07 00:00:00 2022-06-04 7633.90 2022-04-04 UG