Architectural Type and Character: A Practical Guide to a History of Architecture

by Samir Younes and Carroll William Westfall

Book Overview

Architectural Type and Character provides an alternative perspective to the current role given to history in architecture, reunifying architectural history and architectural design to reform architectural discourse and practice. Historians provide important material for appreciating buildings and guiding those who produce them. In current histories, a building is the product of a time, its form follows its function, irresistible influences produce...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138584053
• ISBN13: 9781138584051
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"