A History of Building Types

by Nikolaus Pevsner

Book Overview

An essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West

This book provides vital insights into the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society. Drawing on his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye, Nikolaus Pevsner describes twenty types of buildings ranging from the most monumental to the least, and from the ideal to the most utilitarian. He covers both...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691018294
• ISBN13: 9780691018294
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.0" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Very Nice and well put together

If you are a geek (Like me) when it comes to buildings and various building types then this is a must. It has some very good pictures and blue prints from some of our nations greatest buildings. To say I was impressed is an understatment. It names the designers, the build costs and materials used in the buildings. Its easy to see where the design of our new homes today came from. This book has some of the best architecture designs I have found in one single book.