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Architecture: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew Ballantyne is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Architecture: A Very Short Introduction about?

This highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach and instead gives us an idea of what it is about buildings that moves us, and what it is that makes them important artistically and culturally. The book begins by looking at how architecture acquires meaning through tradition, and concludes with the exoticism of the recent avant-garde period. Illustrations of particular buildings help to anchor the general points with specific examples, from ancient Egypt to the present day.

Who reads Architecture: A Very Short Introduction?

Author

Andrew Ballantyne

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Stem

Rating

3.43 / 5 (123 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14