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Reading Architecture Second Edition: A Visual Lexicon
This innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us. Architectural features are pinpointed and labelled on images of buildings so that, unlike with other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up. Clear line drawings and extensive colour photographs illustrate each of the main building types, from forts to churches, stately homes to skyscrapers. The individual structural elements and materials common to all buildings are then explained, whether in Classical, Gothic or Modernist style. A comprehensive glossary completes the book. This revised edition includes an expanded section on modern structures and materials, as well as the latest styles and concepts from the last ten years.
Book Details
- Publisher: Laurence King
- Publish Date: Feb 7th, 2023
- Pages: 192
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 10.60in - 8.20in - 0.70in - 1.85lb
- EAN: 9781529420340
- Categories: • General• Decoration & Ornament• Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial
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About the Author
Owen Hopkins is Director of the Farrell Centre at Newcastle University. Previously he was Senior Curator at Sir John Soane's Museum and before that he was Architecture Programme Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. He is the author of several books including Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon (2012), Architectural Styles: A Visual Guide (2014; both Laurence King), Postmodern Architecture: Less is a Bore (2020) and The Museum (2021).
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A monthly review edited by @rogerkimball and @jamespanero (exec ed). New subscribers: save nearly 60% on your subscription until August 31.
Our critic’s pick: “Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon,” by Owen Hopkins (Laurence King Publishing). @owen_hopkins @LaurenceKingPub https://t.co/qqA9gvOzSn https://t.co/3mHqeujv70
What people are saying
The New Criterion
@newcriterion
2 years
A monthly review edited by @rogerkimball and @jamespanero (exec ed). New subscribers: save nearly 60% on your subscription until August 31.
Our critic’s pick: “Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon,” by Owen Hopkins (Laurence King Publishing). @owen_hopkins @LaurenceKingPub https://t.co/qqA9gvOzSn https://t.co/3mHqeujv70