Buildings and Power: Freedom and Control in the Origin of Modern Building Types

by ThomasA.Markus (Author)

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  Paperback
  1993

  $103.37

  Aims to shift the focus of architectural debate from themes of art and technology to an analysis of social meanings. Building forms provide answers to questions of power, order, classification and function. This study covers the period from the Enlightenment to the French and Industrial Revolution.