An Invitation to Architecture

by Max Jacobson (Author), ShelleyBrock (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2014

  $21.92

  Discusses what differentiates architecture from building, focusing not only on the 'great' buildings of the world but also on the whole range of architectural works from indigenous structures to contemporary buildings. This book explores the role of the Roman concepts of durability, utility, and beauty, the heart of what architecture strives for.