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Understanding Architecture

Name: Understanding Architecture
Author: Leland M. Roth

by Leland M. Roth

1993•Documentary•542 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, unhurried non-fiction book, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

Introduces the structure, function, history, and meaning of western architecture from prehistory to modern times, with a chronology table, glossary, and index.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalSocial commentaryAll consuming quest

Subjects

ArchitectureHistoryBouwkunstArchitecture, historyNa 2500 r673 1993720/.1

Details

Author: Leland M. Roth
Published: 1993
Pages: 542
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