Architecture For Dummies

3.51 ( 71 Ratings by Goodreads)
Architecture For Dummies

Architecture For Dummies

3.51 (71 Ratings by Goodreads)
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* Just the essential information for readers on the go who want to understand architecture.
* Covers the highlights of architectural history, from the Great Pyramids to Frank Gehry's Guggenheim museum in Bilbao.
* Explains how to look at a building and appreciate it. Explains when a building's a building and when it's art.
* Part of Tens includes: Ten Great Architectural Masterpieces, Ten Biggest Architectural and Engineering Failures, Ten of the Most Interesting Architects Working Today-and more.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780764553967
ISBN10 0764553968
Number Of Pages 344
Item Weight 590 g
Product Dimensions 188 x 231 x 18 mm
Publisher / Reseller John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format paperback
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"Provides an excellent overview in a simple and easy-to-follow manner." (Your Family History, March 2013)

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Author's Bio

Debra Dietch, (Washington DC) is currently an art and architecture critic for Sun-Sentinel, Tribune Co. She was a writer on architecture and design for major newspapers and periodicals such as Forbes, Florida Architecture, House Beautiful, Museum Magazine, Old House Journal, Sotheby's Domain, Washington Post, and more. She also held top editor positions at the two leading professional architecture magazines: Architectural Record and Architecture magazine.

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