If you’ve ever wondered what goes through architects’ minds when
they design buildings, you’ll be happy to know that there’s no
shortage of brilliant reading material to satisfy your
curiosity. Wading through the archives at your local library may
prove fruitful to your endeavor, but it won’t give you the
instant gratification that Architecture Theory will. This book
brings together all of the most important and influential essays
about architecture written since the Renaissance, copiously
illustrated and neatly organized chronologically by country.
From Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas, the best
treatises by architecture’s greatest masters are gathered here,
each accompanied by an essay discussing its historical context
and significance. This is the all-in-one, must-have book for
anyone interested in what architects have to say about their
craft. The comprehensive overview that will help transform even
the most uninformed novices into well-informed connoisseurs!
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