Understanding Architecture

Understanding ArchitectureA Guide to Architectural Styles\nAuthor(s): Lindsay Mattinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Amber Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Amber Books\nISBN-13: 9781782747482, 978-1782747482\nSynopsis\nIf you dont know your Baroque from your Rococo, or the difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco, or where Modernism ends and Postmodernism begins, then dont fear, youre not alone. Understanding Architecture will reveal all. \n\n From the ancient world to the present day, from medieval Cambodian temples to Paris metro stations, from American shotgun shacks to colonial villas, fascist grandeur to the latest ecologically friendly structures, the book expertly guides the reader through the worlds different architectural styles.\n\n Arranged chronologically, over two spreads a major building is used to illustrate a particular style Kings College Chapel, Cambridge for Perpendicular Gothic, the Palace of Versailles for Baroque, the Chrysler Building for Art Deco. Each.