Available again in paperback, this first survey of building types ever written remains an essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West. Here Nikolaus Pevsner shares his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye with readers curious...

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1. Verfasser:	Pevsner, Nikolaus 1902-1983 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Princeton, NJ Princeton Univ. Pr. 1976
Schriftenreihe:	The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts 19 = 1970 Bollingen series 35,19
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1200-1976 Geschichte 1500-2000 Geschichte Architecture publique - Histoire Bâtiments publics Bâtiments publics - Histoire Public architecture > History Public buildings Typologie Gebäude Denkmal Architektur Öffentliches Gebäude
Zusammenfassung:	Available again in paperback, this first survey of building types ever written remains an essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the 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. He describes twenty types of buildings ranging from the most monumental to the least, from the most ideal to the most utilitarian. More than seven hundred illustrations illuminate the text. Both Europe and America have been covered 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; churches and private dwellings have been excluded for practical reasons. The author is concerned not only with the evolution of each type in response to social and architectural change, but also with differing attitudes toward function, materials, and style.
Beschreibung:	352 S. zahlr. Ill.
ISBN:	0691099049 0691018294