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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Page 24
... functional and formal needs along with the application of great technical skills . Even so , Bur- gundian architecture must be seen in close rela- tion to early Romanesque Catalan architecture ; we find , in fact , stone barrel vaults ...
... functional and formal needs along with the application of great technical skills . Even so , Bur- gundian architecture must be seen in close rela- tion to early Romanesque Catalan architecture ; we find , in fact , stone barrel vaults ...
Page 272
... functional and antiacademic . The roof supported by thin cast - iron columns presents a synthesis between engineering and architecture . Joseph Paxton , Crystal Palace , London , 1850 Crystal Palace inaugurated a new , highly functional ...
... functional and antiacademic . The roof supported by thin cast - iron columns presents a synthesis between engineering and architecture . Joseph Paxton , Crystal Palace , London , 1850 Crystal Palace inaugurated a new , highly functional ...
Page 372
... functional readjustment that has involved various areas of the palace of the Louvre . The pyramidal roof of metal and glass , 21 metres high , marks the new entrance to the museum and houses various underground spaces and public ...
... functional readjustment that has involved various areas of the palace of the Louvre . The pyramidal roof of metal and glass , 21 metres high , marks the new entrance to the museum and houses various underground spaces and public ...
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