
A History of Building Types
A History of Building Types
Nikolaus Pevsner(Author)
Princeton University Press
Published on 21. December 1979
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-691-01829-4 (ISBN)
Description
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 European and American architecture, with examples chosen largely from the nineteenth century, the crucial period for diversification. Included are national monuments, libraries, theaters, hospitals, prisons, factories, hotels, and many other public buildings. Incisive and authoritative, A History of Building Types traces the evolution of each type in response to social and architectural change, and discusses differing attitudes toward function, materials, and style.
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 European and American architecture, with examples chosen largely from the nineteenth century, the crucial period for diversification. Included are national monuments, libraries, theaters, hospitals, prisons, factories, hotels, and many other public buildings. Incisive and authoritative, A History of Building Types traces the evolution of each type in response to social and architectural change, and discusses differing attitudes toward function, materials, and style.
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"A monument of lively scholarship, and also a most revealing anthology. . . . Gloriously informative. It brims with curious details."---Raymond Mortimer, Sunday TimesMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
748 b/w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 288 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1002 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-01829-4 (9780691018294)
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A History of Building Types
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Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-1983) was professor of art history at Birkbeck, University of London. His books include Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius and An Outline of European Architecture.