TY - BOOK AU - Roth,Leland M. AU - Clark,Amanda C.R. TI - Understanding architecture: its elements, history, and meaning SN - 0813349036 (pbk.) AV - NA2500 .R68 2014 U1 - 720.9 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Boulder, Colorado PB - Westview Press KW - Architecture KW - History KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 669-683) and index; The Elements of Architecture -- The History and Meaning of Architecture N2 - "This bestselling, illustrated survey of Western architecture is now fully revised throughout, explaining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture in a way that is both accessible and engaging. The long-awaited third edition includes increased global coverage with new mini chapters on Africa, Japan, China, India, and Islamic Architecture; a new chapter covering the future of architecture in the twenty-first century; updated coverage of sustainability and green architecture and its impact on design; an update to the historical survey; and over fifty images in full color. Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement with its straightforward, two-part structure: (1) The Elements of Architecture and (2) The History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is a classic survey of Western architecture. "-- UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QZPhKP-tCXGXyviQCrfRPVgSn2Hj20_t/view?usp=sharing ER -