Architecture and the Sites of History: Interpretations of Building and Cities: Interpretations of Buildings and Cities

Architecture and the Sites of History: Interpretations of Building and Cities: Interpretations of Buildings and Cities

by IainBorden (Editor), D A V I D D U N S T E R (Editor)

Synopsis

This introductory textbook for students explains how the present state of the urban and rural environment came into being. It derives from a history course for planning, building and architecture students given at University College London's Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning by a diverse range of scholars and practitioners in the fields covered. A wide range of different interpretations are bought to bear upon the subject. Constructions are appraised from architectural, economic and cultural viewpoints. Themes which recur in history are treated equally from differing perspectives, while great buildings are given their due weight, and the tissue of everyday life in town and country is given equal importance. This is only in part a book about the history of monuments and a lot of attention is paid to everyday buildings and to how cities and landscapes have grown and changed.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Architectural Press
Published: 29 Nov 1995

ISBN 10: 0750607564
ISBN 13: 9780750607568

Media Reviews
'This is an ambitious and important book which aims to do nothing less than transform the way history is taught in architectural schools.'
The Architects' Journal



'This unusual but interesting book examines the complex nature of the
history of buildings and cities and their impact on architecture.'
ASI Journal, July 1996