The Story of ArchitectureThroughout history the creation and shaping of the built environment has been at the forefront of human endeavour. The Story of Architecture is the rigorous account of how men and women of ingenuity and imagination have taken the most elementary of human needs and transformed them into some of the greatest manifestations of the human civilization. Each chapter charts a stage in the development of architecture, dividing the book into natural study units, and the illustrations and plans are closely keyed to the text. For this new edition, the author has revised and updated the entire text and bibliography, and extensively expanded the volume's treatment of the modern and contemporary periods. The book has been completely redesigned with more than 400 illustrations - half of them in colour - and a series of valuable new features including maps, time charts and architects' biographies. |
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... centre of the chapel was the centre of the circle below the dome ; the building seemed complete from every direction . Furthermore , the dimensions were all exact : the square of the chancel below the dome was half the total width . And ...
... centre . They include the Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart ( 1984 ; fig . 398 ) , by James Stirling , the Kimbell Art Muse- um at Fort Worth in Texas ( 1972 ; fig . 399 ) by Louis Kahn and the Burrell Collection in Glasgow ( 1972 ) , by ...
... Centre , Säynätsalo , Finland 1950 * Louis Kahn ( 1901-74 ) : Richards Medical Research Building , Philadelphia 1958 ... Centre , Columbus , Ohio 198 * Richard Rogers ( 1933- ) : Centre pompidou , Paris 1971 Michael Graves ( 1934-1 ...