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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471268925

ISBN-139780471268925

eBay Product ID (ePID)102746174

Product Key Features

Number of Pages816 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGlobal History of Architecture

Publication Year2006

SubjectHistory / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaArchitecture

AuthorMark M. Jarzombek, Vikramaditya Prakash, Francis D. K. Ching, Francis D. Ching

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight76.2 Oz

Item Length11.1 in

Item Width8.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-034527

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingA

Reviews"The book's most informative and attractive feature is its illustrations, hundreds of drawings by Ching, a noted author and architectural illustrator." ("Choice," March 2007) A decade after the 100th anniversary of Banister Fletcher's venerable and indispensable "A History of Architecture" (20th ed.) comes this fresh, one-volume historical encyclopedia of world architecture. Ching (architecture, Univ. of Washington; "Architecture: Form, Space, and Order"), Mark M. Jarzombek (architecture & art, MIT), and Vikramaditya Prakash (architecture, Univ. of Washington) recast the story of the last 5000 years of building into a simple but brilliantly workable chronological schema of "timecuts," flexible time spans growing shorter and denser as we reach the present. These timecuts succeed in facilitating cross-cultural analysis and minimizing Eurocentric bias. Best of all, they prevent yet another rehash of architectural history as a monotonous procession of endless and unconnected styles, periods, and places. Thus, the Forbidden City, Topkapi Palace, and Villa Medici are viewed as phenomena interdependent upon international trade routes and as outgrowths of an emergent "global urbanism." Fifteenhundred elegant and superbly legible hand drawings by Ching, along with 1000 photographs and maps, illustrate a lucid and engaging text. Something of a hybrid, this is as much a solid reference resource as a revisionist textbook. Essential for most collections. --David Soltesz, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH ("Library Journal," October 15, 2006) .,."a unique and ambitious undertaking..." (The London Review of books, November 2006), "...the work offers a fresh and engaging outlook for an architectural history survey course. It affords the student an opportunity to view architecture differently and make connections that might not otherwise be apparent." ( American Reference Books Annual , 2008) "...it constitutes a wonderful and interesting read in its own right, and because of its exceptionally wide perspective, even architectural historians who do not teach general survey courses are likely to enjoy and appreciate it." ( Annali d'architecthura , 2008) "Not only does A Global History of Architecture own the territory [of world architecture], it pulls off this audacious task with panache, intelligence and -- for the most part -- grace. The slices of time in A Global History provide a richer learning experience for an introductory course." ( Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians , 2008) "The book's most informative and attractive feature is its illustrations, hundreds of drawings by Ching, a noted author and architectural illustrator." ( Choice , March 2007) A decade after the 100th anniversary of Banister Fletcher's venerable and indispensable A History of Architecture (20th ed.) comes this fresh, one-volume historical encyclopedia of world architecture. Ching (architecture, Univ. of Washington; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order ), Mark M. Jarzombek (architecture & art, MIT), and Vikramaditya Prakash (architecture, Univ. of Washington) recast the story of the last 5000 years of building into a simple but brilliantly workable chronological schema of "timecuts," flexible time spans growing shorter and denser as we reach the present. These timecuts succeed in facilitating cross-cultural analysis and minimizing Eurocentric bias. Best of all, they prevent yet another rehash of architectural history as a monotonous procession of endless and unconnected styles, periods, and places. Thus, the Forbidden City, Topkapi Palace, and Villa Medici are viewed as phenomena interdependent upon international trade routes and as outgrowths of an emergent "global urbanism." Fifteenhundred elegant and superbly legible hand drawings by Ching, along with 1000 photographs and maps, illustrate a lucid and engaging text. Something of a hybrid, this is as much a solid reference resource as a revisionist textbook. Essential for most collections. -David Soltész, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH ( Library Journal , October 15, 2006) "...a unique and ambitious undertaking..." ( The London Review of Books , November 2006) "Extremely informative, it will no doubt become a standard reference book." ( The Herald {Glasgow} , Saturday 15th December 2007), A decade after the 100th anniversary of Banister Fletcher's venerable and indispensable "A History of Architecture" (20th ed.) comes this fresh, one-volume historical encyclopedia of world architecture. Ching (architecture, Univ. of Washington; "Architecture: Form, Space, and Order"), Mark M. Jarzombek (architecture & art, MIT), and Vikramaditya Prakash (architecture, Univ. of Washington) recast the story of the last 5000 years of building into a simple but brilliantly workable chronological schema of "timecuts," flexible time spans growing shorter and denser as we reach the present. These timecuts succeed in facilitating cross-cultural analysis and minimizing Eurocentric bias. Best of all, they prevent yet another rehash of architectural history as a monotonous procession of endless and unconnected styles, periods, and places. Thus, the Forbidden City, Topkapi Palace, and Villa Medici are viewed as phenomena interdependent upon international trade routes and as outgrowths of an emergent "global urbanism." Fifteenhundred elegant and superbly legible hand drawings by Ching, along with 1000 photographs and maps, illustrate a lucid and engaging text. Something of a hybrid, this is as much a solid reference resource as a revisionist textbook. Essential for most collections. -- David Solte sz, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH ("Library Journal," October 15, 2006) .".. a unique and ambitious undertaking... " (The London Review of books, November 2006)

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal720.9

Table Of ContentPreface.Color Portfolio.Introduction.3500 BCE.Beginnings of China 's Civilization.Early Indus Settlements.Predynastic Egypt . Mesopotamia .European Megalithic Tombs.2500 BCE. Indus Ghaggar-Hakra Civilization.Early Empires of Mesopotamia . Egypt : The Old Kingdom .Megalithic Temples of Malta . Stonehenge .First Civilizations of the Americas .1500 BCE. Egypt : The New Kingdom .Hittite Empire.Minoan Civilization.Mycenaean Civilization.Civilization of the High Andes .Poverty Point.Shang Dynasty China .800 BCE.The Olmecs.Chavin de Hufntar.Zhou Dynasty China . Varanasi : The Aryan Conquest.Etruscan Civilization. Greece : The Geometric Period. Temple of Solomon . Kingdom of Kush .Neo-Assyrian Empire.400 BCE.Achaemenid Dynasty.Classical Greece .Early Hellenic Age.Advent of Bhuddism. China : The Warring States Period.Late Olmec Centers.0.Republican Rome .Augustan Rome .Post-Augustan Rome .Imperial Rome .Mahayana Buddhism.Taxila: The Gandharan Cosmopolis.Qin Dynasty China .Shaft Tombs of Teuchitl n.200 CE. Roman Empire .Zoroastrian Fire Temples.Buddhism of the Satvahanas.The Kushan.Han China .The Moche and Nazca Civilizations.Teotihuacfn. Ohio 's Hopewell Mounds.400 CE.Hindu Renaissance.Kushans of Bamiyan.Establishment of Chinese Buddhism.Emergence of Christianity.Post-Constantinian Age.Zapotecs of Oaxaca .Kofun Period: Japan .600 CE.Maya of the Yucatan .Tiwanaku.Age of Justinian.Armenian Architecture.Ries of the Temple Kingdoms.The Sui

SynopsisWritten by a stellar team of architectural educators, this richly illustrated reference is packed with detailed photographs and features drawings by the world-renowned Francis D.K. Ching. This is the first book on architectural history to organize material along a continuous timeline that runs from prehistory to the present., From ancient Chinese civilization to the postmodern world Organized along a global timeline, A Global History of Architecture presents an innovative approach to the study of architectural history. Spanning from 3,500 B.C.E. to the present, this unique guide is written by an all-star team of architectural experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history. The architectural history of the world comes to life through a unified framework for interpreting and understanding architecture, supplemented by rich drawings from the renowned Frank Ching as well as brilliant photographs. Architecture and art history enthusiasts will find A Global History of Architecture perpetually at their fingertips.

LC Classification NumberNA200.C493 2006