A Chronology of Architecture: A Cultural Timeline from Stone Circles to Skyscrapers

by John Zukowsky

Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius defined architecture's characteristics to include firmitas, utilitas, and venustas--essentially, structural integrity, usefulness, and beauty. Amazingly, all three Vitruvian characteristics can be found one way or another in most buildings and constructions from antiquity through the present.

A Chronology of Architecture is a groundbreaking survey that examines--together--engineering and architectural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 050034356X
• ISBN13: 9780500343562
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.6" x 10.1"