the groundbreaking moments Kuhl, Isabel. creator Hurd, Philippa. Jaroni, Andrea. Stáuble, Claudia. text bibliography gw Munich Prestel c2012 2012 monographic eng

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191 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 25 cm. Introduction -- Pyramids: the first houses built for eternity -- A Greek invention: the classical orders -- The first architecture on paper -- The first domes -- How the Basilica became a church -- Vaulted ceilings -- Brighter, higher, further: the first cathedrals -- Man becomes the measure of all things: Renaissance architecture -- Symmetry first: the centrally planned building -- Baroque buildings: architecture in motion -- The first palaces -- Wood? Stone? Iron! -- Architecture that scrapes the sky -- The first houses made of glass -- First function, then form -- Building with light -- Raw and unadorned: the first reinforced concrete buildings -- A momentous invention: ArchiSculpture -- The triumph of high-tech -- The adventure of Deconstructivism: form follows fantasy. Isabel Kúhl ; [translated by Claudia Stáuble ; editorial direction Philippa Hurd and Julie Kiefer ; timelines and index Andrea Jaroni]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Architecture History Architecture and society History NA203 .K85 2012 3791346547 9783791346540 BEA 131125 20170130112717.0 324391