The Eternal Present, Volume II: The Beginnings of Architecture

by Sigfried Giedion

An original account of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian architecture from the acclaimed architectural historian

In The Beginnings of Architecture, Sigfried Giedion examines the architecture of ancient Egypt and Sumer. These early builders expressed an attitude of immense force when they confronted their structures with open sky. Giedion argues that it was during these periods that the problem of constancy and change...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691251886
• ISBN13: 9780691251882
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.9" x 9.8"