In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-first century.
The author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the Classical language of architecture, underlining the continuity between, say, the work of Ictinus in fifth-century BC Athens and that of McKim, Mead and White in twentieth-century New York.
Authoritative, comprehensive and highly illustrated, this sixth edition has been expanded to bring the story of western architecture right up to date and includes a separate final chapter on twenty-first century developments, including the role of computers in architecture, sustainability, humanitarian architecture and very tall buildings.
- ISBN13 9781780675978
- Publish Date 27 July 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Laurence King Publishing
- Edition 6th edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 736
- Language English
- URL http://abramsandchronicle.co.uk/books/architecture-and-interiors/9781780675978-a-history-of-western-architecture-sixth-edition