Francis D. K. Ching, Mark M. Jarzombek, Vikramaditya Prakash

A Global History of Architecture (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

A GLOBAL HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE NOW FEATURING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OF CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AND MORE SUPERB DRAWINGS BY FRANCIS D.K. CHING! The book that forever changed the way architectural history is viewed, taught, and studied, A Global History of Architecture examines 5,000 years of the built environment. Spanning from 3,500 BCE to the present, and organized along a global timeline, this unique guide was written by experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history and around the world. Fully updated and revised to reflect current scholarship, this Third Edition features expanded chapter introductions that set the stage for a global view, as well as: * An expanded section on contemporary global architecture * More coverage of non-Western cultures, particularly South Asia, South East Asia Pre-Columbian America, and Africa. * New drawings and maps by the iconic Francis D.K. Ching, as well as more stunning photographs * An updated companion website with digital learning tools and Google Earth¯(TM) mapping service coordinates that make it easier to find sites Art and architecture enthusiasts, and anyone interested in architectural history, will have 5,000 years of the built environment perpetually at their fingertips with A Global History of Architecture, Third Edition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 864
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118981610
• Artikelnr.: 52558688

Autorenporträt

FRANCIS D.K. CHING is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Washington. He is the author of numerous architecture and design books, including Architectural Graphics; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Visual Dictionary of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; and Building Construction Illustrated, all from Wiley. MARK JARZOMBEK is Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as author of several books. VIKRAMADITYA PRAKASH is Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington and the author of several books and academic publications.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xi
3500 BCE 1
Ritual Centers 6
Beginnings of China's Civilizations 8
Mehrgarh and Early Indus Settlements 11
The Village Networks of Mesopotamia and the Balkans 12
Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt 19
European Developments 21
2500 BCE 25
The Indus Ghaggar-Hakra Civilization 30
Margiana 33
Early Empires of Mesopotamia 34
Egypt: The Old Kingdom 38
Architecture and Food 45
Stonehenge 46
Megalithic Temples of Malta 48
The First Civilizations of South America 50
1500 BCE 53
The Minoans and Knossos 60
Egypt: The New Kingdom 64
Hittite Empire 75
Mycenaean Civilization 77
Poverty Point 80
Shang Dynasty, China 81
Civilization of the High Andes 84
800 BCE 87
The Olmecs 90
Chavín de Huántar 94
The Iron Age 96
The Etruscans 97
Greece: The Geometric Period 101
Kingdom of Kush 105
Saba/Sa'abia 106
Temple of Solomon 107
Zhou Dynasty, China 108
The Aryan Invasion and Varanasi 111
Neo-Assyrian Empire 113
400 BCE 117
The Achaemenid Empire 120
Greece and the Mediterranean 124
The Hellenistic Age 141
Mauryan Dynasty and Early Buddhism 148
China: The Warring States Period 150
0 153
The Founding of Rome 158
Bibracte 164
Augustan Rome 166
Post-Augustan Rome 170
Rock-Cut Tombs 177
Northern Palace at Masada 180
Taxila: The Gandharan Cosmopolis 181
Qin Dynasty, China 182
Development of Mahayana Buddhism 185
The Maya 191
200 CE 197
Roman Empire 202
The Parthian Empire 220
Aksum 220
Amaravati Stupa 222
Caitya Hall at Karli223
Anuradhapura 224
Han Dynasty China 225
Teotihuacán 228
Moche and Nazca Civilizations 231
North Amazon Societies 234
Ohio's Hopewell Mounds 235
400 CE 237
Ajanta Caves 244
Establishment of Chinese and Central Asian Buddhism 247
The Sassanian Empire 251
Hindu Renaissance 254
Mahabodhi Temple 256
Sigiriya 257
The Pyu, Mon, and Funan 258
Emergence of Christianity 259
Post-Constantinian Age 264
Tomb of Theodoric the Great 265
Kofun Period: Japan 266
Zapotecs of Oaxaca 268
600 CE 271
Age of Justinian 278
Armenian Architecture 284
Vishnu Deogarh and Elephanta 286
The Five Rathas 289
Southeast Asia 291
Sui and T'ang Dynasties 293
Nara Period: Japan 297
800 CE 303
Rise of Islam 312
Mahaviharas at Nalanda 319
Rajasimhesvara and Virupaksha Temples 320
Kailasnath at Ellora 322
Samye, Tibet 324
Indonesia at a Crossroads 325
Hindu Kingdoms of Cambodia 328
Korean Buddhism 331
Foguang Monastery 332
Europe and the Carolingians 334
Tikal 338
Mayan City-States 341
Tiwanaku 344
Quirigua 346
Guayabo 346
1000 CE 347
Mayan Uxmal 356
Cahokia 358
Serpent Mound 359
Pueblo Bonito 360
Seljuk Turks 362
Muqarnas 367
The Fatimids 368
Rise of the Rajput Kingdoms 370
Cholamandalam 382
Polonnaruwa 384
Song Dynasty China 386
Liao Dynasty 388
Pure Land Buddhism 391
Byzantine Revival 392
Ottonian Germany 396
The Normans 399
Pilgrimage Churches 403
Tuscany 404
1200 CE 407
Vrah Vishnulok (Angkor Wat) 416
Kingdom of Pagan 420
Sanju-sangen-do 422
Itsukushima Shrine 423
Southern Song Dynasty 424
Mongol Empire 426
Delhi 428
Africa 431
Fontenay Abbey 438
Medieval Scandinavia 440
Europe: The High Middle Ages 441
Nasrid Sultanate and the Alhambra 449
Toltec Empire 452
Chichén Itzá 452
1400 CE 455
The Americas 460
Republic of Venice 469
Ottoman Empire 470
Italian Renaissance 474
French Châteaux 482
Mamluk Sultanate 484
Timurid Dynasty 486
Deccan Sultanates 488
Ming Dynasty China 491
Joseon Dynasty 496
Muromachi Japan 497
Ayutthaya 500
1600 CE 501
Architecture of the Eurasian Power Bloc 501
Tokugawa Shogunate 504
Ming Tombs 512
Potala Palace 516
Voyages of Zheng He 519
Mughals 520
Vijaynagara 527
Bijapur 529
Isfahan 530
Suleymaniye Complex 533
Kremlin's New Churches 535
Dogon of Mali 537
Palladio 539
Baroque Italy 542
Spanish Invasion of America 552
Atrios 553
Colonial Forts 554
Amsterdam 556
Place Royale 558
Elizabethan England 559
Church of Santo Domingo 561
Ryoanji 562
1700 CE 563
Colonialism 568
The Louvre and the Hôtel 573
Château de Versailles 576
St. Petersburg 578
Rationalization and the Age of Reason 580
Johann Balthasar Neumann and the New Neresheim 582
China and the European Enlightenment 584
Qing Beijing 588
Joseon Dynasty of Korea 591
Mallas of Nepal 592
Kyoto's Odoi and Shimabara 593
Edo (Tokyo) 594
Nayaks of Madurai 596
Jaipur 597
Nurosmaniye Mosque, Istanbul 598
The Anglican Church 599
Whigs and the Palladian Revival 602
1800 CE 605
Tash-Khovli 610
Jaipur and the End of the Mughal Empire 611
Darbar Sahib 613
Wat Pra Kaew 614
Neoclassicim vs. Romanticism 616
Washington, DC 627
Nationalism 629
Colonial Calcutta:The Esplanade 632
Greek Revival 634
Industrial Revolution 637
Shakers 641
August Welby Pugin and the English Parliament Building 642
Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc 644
Architectural Preservation 645
Bibliothèque Ste.-Geneviève 646
Kanamaru-za 648
Qianlong's Universal Vision 650
Synagogues 654
1900 CE 657
Public Sector Architecture 662
Railroad Stations 665
The Athenaeum 666
National Museums 667
World's Fairs 668
Global Arts and Crafts Movement 669
Central Park 674
Paris and Haussmann 675
The Passage 677
École des Beaux-Arts 678
Chettinad Mansions 680
Colonial Modernism 681
Henry Hobson Richardson 682
The Global Bungalow 684
Shingle Style 684
Campus Architecture in the United States 686
Art Nouveau's Maison Tassel 687
Rise of Professionalism 688
International City Beautiful Plans 688
The Garden City Movement 691
International Beaux-Arts 692
Skyscrapers 693
Casa Batlló 695
Frank Lloyd Wright 697
African Land Grab 699
Kyoto National Museum 700
Myongdong Cathedral 700
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Building 700
Concrete 701
Adolf Loos 703
The Factory Aesthetic 704
Deutsche Werkbund 705
German Concrete 706
Expressionism 707
New Delhi 710
Mombasa 711
Asplund and Lewerentz 712
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Mayan Revival Style 713
Dutch Kampung 714
De Stijl Movement 715
Friedrichstrasse Office Building 716
Russian Constructivism 717
The Bauhaus 720
Le Corbusier and Vers une Architecture 722
Lovell House 724
1950 CE 725
Modernism 726
Postmodernism 780
Magney House 786
Globalization Today 787
Glossary 801
Bibliography 811
Illustration Credits 821
Index 825