Description: Classical Architecture: The Living Tradition. Demetri Porphyrios. Hardcover with dust jacket. McGraw - Hill Inc. Publishers. First edtion 1992. 156 pages. 12.5" x 10.5". ISBN 0070504784.Excellent condition. The binding is square and tight. The pages are clean, no markings, no creasing or tears. The boards are clean, no wear. The dust jacket is clean with minimal wear, small pressure indentation front left edge, price sticker back lower edge. Free domestic shipping USPS Media Mail. In this large format (10x12"), lavishly illustrated (with line drawings and color photographs) study, Porphyrios, architectural theorist and practicing architect in London, focuses on the profound (and continuing) influence of classical Greek and Roman design and construction techniques in current architectural and building practices. He not only shows how the techniques have affected both postmodern and neomodern architecture throughout the Western world, but also probes a wide range of related aspects by delving into the roles of imitation, tectonics, ornament, and originality in architecture.
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Book Title: Classical Architecture: The Living Tradition
Original Language: English
Item Length: 10.5 in
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 12.5 in
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Topic: Ancient World, Architectural Photography, Architecture, Art History, Artists, Beauty, Building, Building Plans, Classicism, Construction, Cultural History, Greek Architecture, Periods of Art, Renaissance, Roman Architecture, Classical Architecture
Item Width: 1 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1992
Type: Picture Book
Author: Demetri Porphyrios
Genre: Art & Culture, Engineering & Technology, History, Imagery
Country/Region of Manufacture: Singapore
Item Weight: 45 oz
Number of Pages: 156
