This stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings.Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most impressive and characterful creations in world architecture.His selection includes many of the world¿s best-known buildings that represent key or pioneering moments in architectural history, such as the Pantheon in Rome, Hagia Sophia in Turkey, the Taj Mahal in India and the Forbidden City in China.But the book also covers less obvious and more surprising structures, the generally unsung heroes of an endlessly fascinating story. Buildings like Oriel Chambers in Liverpool and the Narkomfin Apartment Building in Moscow.Dan Cruickshank has visited nearly all the buildings in the book, many in locations that are now inaccessible and under serious threat. A History of Arch
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<p><b>''The perfect guide to the hidden history of London''s streets.'' <i>BBC History Magazine</i></b><br><br>In <i>Cruickshank''s London</i>, Britain''s...
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Adam Sharr tells the story of how modern architecture developed and produced its powerful cultural images. Considering the new building materials and techniques which shaped the movement, such as innovations in steel and concrete and the advent of air...
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<P>SOHO - ILLICIT, GLAMOROUS, SORDID, LOUCHE, POVERTY-STRICKEN, SQUALID, EXHILARATING.<br><br>One of Britain''s best-loved historians, Dan Cruickshank grants us an intimacy with centuries of rich and varied London history as...
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Starting in Roman times and continuing right up to the present day, this book explains how Spitalfields' streets evolved, what people have lived there, and what lives they have led.
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