TY  - BOOK
AU  - Conway, Hazel
AU  - Roenisch, Rowan
TI  - Understanding architecture : : an introduction to architecture and architectural history 
SN  - 9780415320597
U1  - 720 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - AR
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Architecture History
KW  - Architecture and society
N1  - 1 Introduction-- 2 Architecture and building-- 3 Architectural history-- 4 Space and function-- 5 Drawings and models-- 6 Materials and construction-- 7 The exterior-- 8 Styles and periods-- 9 Site and place-- 10 Sources--
N2  - A comprehensive introduction to architecture and architectural history and exceptional in its approach, this book explores architecture as a current practice in relation to history and in relation to the wider context of cultures, conservation and the environment. This new edition brings in the new emphasis on sustainability, urbanism, urban regeneration and cultural identity, in order to take a holistic approach to the subject of architecture. Highly illustrated, this book enables the reader to make sense of the experience of architecture and the built environment by understanding
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