books.google.com.au - This work is a general introduction to architecture told through a narrativeequence of 21 chapters, each charting a stage in the devlopment ofrchitecture. These chapters divide the text into natural study unitsovering the entire world and the whole of human architectural history.;ithout using technical...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_story_of_architecture.html?id=rjk4AQAAIAAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe story of architecture
This work is a general introduction to architecture told through a narrativeequence of 21 chapters, each charting a stage in the devlopment ofrchitecture. These chapters divide the text into natural study unitsovering the entire world and the whole of human architectural history.;ithout using technical language, Patrick Nuttgens draws on his ownrchitectural experience to enable the reader to enter the mind of therchitects - trying always to answer the simple question such as: "Why is itike that ?"
Patrick Nuttgens was a professor of Architecture and Director of the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies at York University. He was a respected architect and a widely published author.
