
Columns
Jonathan Adams(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 12. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-471-97807-7 (ISBN)
Description
This text presents case studies of modern columns used in buildings today and demonstrates their continued significant purpose within architecture and how the historical precedents have been tailored for contemporary needs. Many of the author's own illustrations have been used in addition to the technical back-up information. The author compares columns built by the ancient Greeks with those characteristics of the other recognized important cultures and periods of architecture up to the modern day. The comparisons are on technical grounds concerned with form and use of materials, structural purpose and execution.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
colour and b&w illustrations, plans
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Weight
512 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-97807-7 (9780471978077)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
The Classical Column and the Origin of Architecture; Columns, Buildings and the Rise of Technology; Some Twentieth-Century Paradigms; Monoliths; Conclusion; Case Studies; Bibliography.