{"product_id":"a-history-of-building-types-paperback","title":"A History of Building Types - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNikolaus Pevsner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eA History of Building Types\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution of each type in response to social and architectural change, and discusses differing attitudes toward function, materials, and style.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first survey of building types ever written remains an essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of he architectural and social inheritance of the West. Here Nikolaus Pevsner shares his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye with readers curious about the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNikolaus Pevsner\u003c\/b\u003e (1902-1983) was professor of art history at Birkbeck, University of London. His books include \u003ci\u003ePioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Outline of European Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 11.34 x 8.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 21, 1979\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52490628989221,"sku":"9780691018294","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/5104\/0293\/files\/WllIR3NqMmhSbmlaUFQvWWhqTnJhUT09.webp?v=1780080032","url":"https:\/\/world-safari-shops.myshopify.com\/products\/a-history-of-building-types-paperback","provider":"World Safari Shops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}