A global history of architecture /
Francis D.K Ching, Mark Jarzombek, and Vikramaditya Prakash
- Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2007
- xvi, 800 pages : color illustrations, maps, plans ; 28 cm.
Organized along a global timeline, A Global History of Architecture presents an innovative approach to the study of architectural history. Spanning from 3,500 B.C.E. to the present, this unique guide is written by an all-star team of architectural experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history. The architectural history of the world comes to life through a unified framework for interpreting and understanding architecture, supplemented by drawings from the renowned Frank Ching as well as photographs.