ABC of Architecture Paperback / softback - 1997
by James F. O'Gorman
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While human needs for shelter, comfort, and beauty haven't changed, the buildings created in response to these needs have. In this primer on the art, science, and history of architecture, James F. O'Gorman proposes that there is a poetics to the endeavor of building, and that architecture is not only a form of language but also a way to understand history. 53 illustrations.
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- Title ABC of Architecture
- Author James F. O'Gorman
- Binding Paperback / softback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Condition New
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia
- Date 1997-10-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Glossary, Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # A9780812216318
- ISBN 9780812216318 / 0812216318
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 18 to 18 years
- Grade levels 13 - 13
- Library of Congress subjects Architecture
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97-22616
- Dewey Decimal Code 720
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Citations
- Library Journal, 12/01/1997, Page 98
- New York Times, 11/09/1997, Page 30
- Publishers Weekly, 10/20/1997, Page 60