Architecture, from Prehistory to Postmodernity
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Architecture, from Prehistory to Postmodernity

by Marvin Trachtenberg

1986•Documentary•648 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeRealistic and slow-burning: an inventive non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like patience over pace.

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For History of Architecture courses in departments of Art, Design, Art History and Architecture. Moving back and forth between the long view of historical trends and close-ups on major works and crucial architectural themes, this insightful, lively and original modern survey reinvigorates conventional period and thematic structures of architectural history and revitalizes the canon of great buildings.

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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DocumentaryHistoricalSocial commentary

Subjects

ArchitectureHistoryArchitecture and historyArchitecture, historyHistoire

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Author
Marvin Trachtenberg
Published
1986
Pages
648
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