Synopses & Reviews
The most influential ideas that have shaped architecture are chronicled in this concise history. The book analyzes basic building components and the inception of architecture, historical movements that track its evolution, innovative materials such as steel and reinforced concrete, technical innovations, and modern movements. Written by an expert on architecture and incorporating arresting visuals, the book considers the impact of architecture over time and also includes a helpful glossary.
Las ideas más influyentes que le han dado forma a la arquitectura están descritas en esta historia concisa. El libro analiza elementos básicos de la construcción y los comienzos de la arquitectura, movimientos históricos que siguen la trayectoria de su evolución, materiales innovadores tales como el acero y el hormigón armado, innovaciones técnicas y movimientos modernos. Escrito por un experto de la arquitectura e incorporando visuales llamativos, el libro considera el impacto de la arquitectura a lo largo de la historia y también incluye un glosario útil.
About the Author
Richard Weston is an architecture professor at Cardiff University and the director of Richard Weston Studio and Weston Earth Images. He has won prizes for his architectural literature and in national architecture, landscape design, and public art competitions. He is the author of several architecture books that include Alvar Aalto; Key Buildings of the 20th Century; The House in the 20th Century; Materials, Form and Architecture; and Modernism.