1000 Years of World Architecture: An Illustrated GuideThis volume is a guide to the main characteristics, movements and regional variants of a millennium of Western architecture, from the early Romanesque to the most recent contemporary trends. |
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... composed of two sections , the Guide followed by the references section . The Guide is composed of 148 subjects , each presented on a pair of facing pages ; in addition , 36 outstanding works of architecture are discussed in separate ...
... composed of two sections , the Guide followed by the references section . The Guide is composed of 148 subjects , each presented on a pair of facing pages ; in addition , 36 outstanding works of architecture are discussed in separate ...
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... composed of a web of Plexiglas plates supported by inclined steel pylons . Buckminster Fuller , USA Pavilion , ' Expo ' 67 ' , Montreal , 1967 This structure is an example of the geodesic domes that Buckminster Fuller designed during ...
... composed of a web of Plexiglas plates supported by inclined steel pylons . Buckminster Fuller , USA Pavilion , ' Expo ' 67 ' , Montreal , 1967 This structure is an example of the geodesic domes that Buckminster Fuller designed during ...
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... composed of marble or stone pieces arranged to create geometric motifs . Order : in terms of classical architecture , the order is the style of a building determined by its style and structure ; classical orders are the columns used in ...
... composed of marble or stone pieces arranged to create geometric motifs . Order : in terms of classical architecture , the order is the style of a building determined by its style and structure ; classical orders are the columns used in ...
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