Architecture, Crash Course

by Hocker, Christoph

• ISBN13: 9780764109089
• ISBN10: 0764109081
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

Books in this series make fine supplements to textbooks for students taking college humanities courses. They're also good guides for museum-goers and art lovers. Each Crash Course volume contains approximately 400 photos and illustrations, most of them in color. This volume is a historical survey of architectural achievements throughout history, encompassing the pyramids and temples of ancient Egypt, Greek temples, the Roman development of the arch, Gothic cathedrals, the Italian Renaissance palazzo, Vertical Gothic masterpieces in England, great neo-classical architects including Christopher Wren, and twentieth-century innovators including Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, and others.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(1)
Ancient Architecture of the Middle, Egypt, and the Aegean	8	(10)
Temples, Thermal Baths, and Villas: Greek and Roman Architecture	18	(20)
``Natural'' Architecture, Cave, and Earthen Structures	34	(4)
Churches and Church Cities in the Byzantine Empire	38	(10)
Early Christian ``Church Cities'' in the Balkans	44	(4)
In the Name of the Prophet: The Architecture of Islam	48	(8)
The Architecture of the East Asian Civilizations	56	(6)
Religious Architecture and Cities in Ancient America	62	(8)
Romanesque and Gothic Architecture	70	(14)
Northern German Brick Gothic	76	(6)
The Monastery Plan of St. Gallen: The Historical Role of Architectural Drawings	82	(2)
Rediscovery of the Classical World: Architecture of the Renaissance	84	(16)
The Theory of Architecture: Building Philosophy in Action	98	(2)
The Victory of Ornamentation: Baroque Architecture	100	(14)
From Dinocrates to Borromeo: The Idealistic Restructuring of Nature	112	(2)
Classicism and Historicism: Following Great Predecessors	114	(18)
The Idea of Pure Happiness--Utopian Architectural Fancies	126	(4)
Architecture Competitions	130	(2)
The New Path: Art Nouveau and the Modern	132	(24)
Industrial Architecture: A New Task for Architecture	138	(16)
Temporary Buildings for Ceremonial and Stage Use	154	(2)
Today's ``Global Architecture''	156	(18)
The Architect: Artist, Technician, or Organizer?	166	(8)
Significant Architects / Glossary / Bibliography / Index of Places and Buildings / Index of Names / Picture Credits	174