The Art of Architecture [1 ed.] 9781534560963, 9781534560956

Buildings are not often thought of as works of art, but the process of designing them can become an art form. Architects

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The Art of Architecture [1 ed.]
9781534560963, 9781534560956

Presents a history of architecture, discussing its influences, styles, and pioneers throughout the ages.

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Built to bring Christianity and European civilization to the northern frontier of New Spain in the seventeenth and eight

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Distinguished by their lavish sculpture, metalwork or tile facades, Art Nouveau buildings certainly stand out. Art Nouve

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The Art of Japanese Architecture presents a complete overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural co

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From the time when archaeologists first began to discover the civilization's spectacular ruins, Mexico's Mayan

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The buildings and writings of Adolf Loos (1870–1933) are now often enough taken, or mistaken, in the cultural sphere, as

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What is the place of architecture in the history of art? Why has it been at times central to the discipline, and at othe

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The prominent cultural critic Mieke Bal defines the new discipline of ‘art writing’ as a fresh mode of criticism, which

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French Art of Hanging Galleries Architecture. Beaux Arts Magazine - 331 - 2012-01. page 29.

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