{"product_id":"a-global-history-of-architecture-isbn-9781118981337","title":"A Global History of Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eA GLOBAL HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW FEATURING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OF CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AND MORE SUPERB DRAWINGS BY FRANCIS D.K. CHING!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book that forever changed the way architectural history is viewed, taught, and studied, \u003ci\u003eA Global History of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e examines 5,000 years of the built environment.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning from 3,500 BCE to the present, and organized along a global timeline, this unique guide was written by experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history and around the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully updated and revised to reflect current scholarship, this \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e features expanded chapter introductions that set the stage for a global view, as well as:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn expanded section on contemporary global architecture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore coverage of non-Western cultures, particularly South Asia, South East Asia Pre-Columbian America, and Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew drawings and maps by the iconic Francis D.K. Ching, as well as more stunning photographs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn updated companion website with digital learning tools and Google Earth\u003csup\u003e™\u003c\/sup\u003e mapping service coordinates that make it easier to find sites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt and architecture enthusiasts, and anyone interested in architectural history, will have 5,000 years of the built environment perpetually at their fingertips with \u003ci\u003eA Global History of Architecture, Third Edition.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3500 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBCE 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual Centers 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginnings of China’s Civilizations 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMehrgarh and Early Indus Settlements 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Village Networks of Mesopotamia and the Balkans 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre- and Early Dynastic Egypt 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean Developments 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2500 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBCE 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Indus Ghaggar-Hakra Civilization 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMargiana 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Empires of Mesopotamia 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEgypt: The Old Kingdom 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitecture and Food 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStonehenge 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMegalithic Temples of Malta 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Civilizations of South America 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1500 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBCE 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Minoans and Knossos 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEgypt: The New Kingdom 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHittite Empire 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMycenaean Civilization 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoverty Point 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShang Dynasty, China 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCivilization of the High Andes 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e800 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBCE 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Olmecs 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChavín de Huántar 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Iron Age 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Etruscans 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece: The Geometric Period 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKingdom of Kush 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaba\/Sa’abia 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemple of Solomon 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZhou Dynasty, China 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Aryan Invasion and Varanasi 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeo-Assyrian Empire 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e400 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBCE 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Achaemenid Empire 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece and the Mediterranean 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hellenistic Age 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMauryan Dynasty and Early Buddhism 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina: The Warring States Period 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e0 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Founding of Rome 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibracte 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugustan Rome 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Augustan Rome 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRock-Cut Tombs 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorthern Palace at Masada 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaxila: The Gandharan Cosmopolis 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQin Dynasty, China 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of Mahayana Buddhism 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Maya 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e200 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman Empire 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Parthian Empire 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAksum 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmaravati Stupa 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaitya Hall at Karli223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnuradhapura 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHan Dynasty China 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeotihuacán 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoche and Nazca Civilizations 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorth Amazon Societies 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOhio’s Hopewell Mounds 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e400 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAjanta Caves 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishment of Chinese and Central Asian Buddhism 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sassanian Empire 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHindu Renaissance 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMahabodhi Temple 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSigiriya 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pyu, Mon, and Funan 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergence of Christianity 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-Constantinian Age 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTomb of Theodoric the Great 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKofun Period: Japan 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZapotecs of Oaxaca 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e600 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAge of Justinian 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArmenian Architecture 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVishnu Deogarh and Elephanta 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Five Rathas 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoutheast Asia 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSui and T’ang Dynasties 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNara Period: Japan 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e800 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRise of Islam 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMahaviharas at Nalanda 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRajasimhesvara and Virupaksha Temples 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKailasnath at Ellora 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSamye, Tibet 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndonesia at a Crossroads 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHindu Kingdoms of Cambodia 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKorean Buddhism 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoguang Monastery 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEurope and the Carolingians 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTikal 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMayan City-States 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiwanaku 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuirigua 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuayabo 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1000 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMayan Uxmal 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCahokia 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSerpent Mound 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePueblo Bonito 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeljuk Turks 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuqarnas 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fatimids 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRise of the Rajput Kingdoms 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCholamandalam 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolonnaruwa 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSong Dynasty China 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiao Dynasty 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePure Land Buddhism 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eByzantine Revival 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOttonian Germany 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Normans 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePilgrimage Churches 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTuscany 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1200 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 407\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVrah Vishnulok (Angkor Wat) 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKingdom of Pagan 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSanju-sangen-do 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItsukushima Shrine 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouthern Song Dynasty 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMongol Empire 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelhi 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFontenay Abbey 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedieval Scandinavia 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEurope: The High Middle Ages 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNasrid Sultanate and the Alhambra 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToltec Empire 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChichén Itzá 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1400 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 455\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Americas 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepublic of Venice 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOttoman Empire 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItalian Renaissance 474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrench Châteaux 482\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMamluk Sultanate 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimurid Dynasty 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeccan Sultanates 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMing Dynasty China 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseon Dynasty 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuromachi Japan 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAyutthaya 500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1600 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 501\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitecture of the Eurasian Power Bloc 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTokugawa Shogunate 504\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMing Tombs 512\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotala Palace 516\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoyages of Zheng He 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMughals 520\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVijaynagara 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBijapur 529\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsfahan 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuleymaniye Complex 533\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKremlin’s New Churches 535\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDogon of Mali 537\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePalladio 539\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaroque Italy 542\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpanish Invasion of America 552\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtrios 553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonial Forts 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmsterdam 556\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlace Royale 558\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabethan England 559\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChurch of Santo Domingo 561\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRyoanji 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1700 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 563\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonialism 568\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Louvre and the Hôtel 573\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChâteau de Versailles 576\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSt. Petersburg 578\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRationalization and the Age of Reason 580\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohann Balthasar Neumann and the New Neresheim 582\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina and the European Enlightenment 584\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQing Beijing 588\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseon Dynasty of Korea 591\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMallas of Nepal 592\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKyoto’s Odoi and Shimabara 593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdo (Tokyo) 594\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNayaks of Madurai 596\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJaipur 597\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNurosmaniye Mosque, Istanbul 598\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Anglican Church 599\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhigs and the Palladian Revival 602\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1800 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 605\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTash-Khovli 610\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJaipur and the End of the Mughal Empire 611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDarbar Sahib 613\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWat Pra Kaew 614\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeoclassicim vs. Romanticism 616\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWashington, DC 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNationalism 629\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonial Calcutta:The Esplanade 632\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Revival 634\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrial Revolution 637\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShakers 641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugust Welby Pugin and the English Parliament Building 642\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEugène-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc 644\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitectural Preservation 645\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliothèque Ste.-Geneviève 646\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKanamaru-za 648\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQianlong’s Universal Vision 650\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynagogues 654\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1900 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 657\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Sector Architecture 662\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRailroad Stations 665\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Athenaeum 666\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Museums 667\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld’s Fairs 668\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Arts and Crafts Movement 669\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral Park 674\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParis and Haussmann 675\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Passage 677\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eÉcole des Beaux-Arts 678\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChettinad Mansions 680\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonial Modernism 681\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHenry Hobson Richardson 682\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Bungalow 684\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShingle Style 684\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCampus Architecture in the United States 686\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt Nouveau’s Maison Tassel 687\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRise of Professionalism 688\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational City Beautiful Plans 688\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Garden City Movement 691\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Beaux-Arts 692\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSkyscrapers 693\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCasa Batlló 695\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrank Lloyd Wright 697\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Land Grab 699\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKyoto National Museum 700\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyongdong Cathedral 700\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Building 700\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete 701\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdolf Loos 703\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Factory Aesthetic 704\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeutsche Werkbund 705\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGerman Concrete 706\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpressionism 707\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Delhi 710\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMombasa 711\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsplund and Lewerentz 712\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrank Lloyd Wright and the Mayan Revival Style 713\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDutch Kampung 714\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDe Stijl Movement 715\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFriedrichstrasse Office Building 716\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRussian Constructivism 717\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bauhaus 720\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLe Corbusier and Vers une Architecture 722\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLovell House 724\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1950 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCE 725\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernism 726\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostmodernism 780\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagney House 786\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobalization Today 787\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 801\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 811\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustration Credits 821\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 825\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFRANCIS D.K. CHING\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Washington. He is the author of numerous architecture and design books, including \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Graphics; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Visual Dictionary of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBuilding Construction Illustrated,\u003c\/i\u003e all from Wiley. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK JARZOMBEK\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the History and Theory of Architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as author of several books.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIKRAMADITYA PRAKASH\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington and the author of several books and academic publications.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW FEATURING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OF CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AND MORE SUPERB DRAWINGS BY FRANCIS D.K. CHING!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book that forever changed the way architectural history is viewed, taught, and studied, \u003ci\u003eA Global History of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e examines 5,000 years of the built environment.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning from 3,500 BCE to the present, and organized along a global timeline, this unique guide was written by experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history and around the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully updated and revised to reflect current scholarship, this \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e features expanded chapter introductions that set the stage for a global view, as well as:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn expanded section on contemporary global architecture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore coverage of non-Western cultures, particularly South Asia, South East Asia Pre-Columbian America, and Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew drawings and maps by the iconic Francis D.K. Ching, as well as more stunning photographs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn updated companion website with digital learning tools and Google Earth\u003csup\u003e™\u003c\/sup\u003e mapping service coordinates that make it easier to find sites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt and architecture enthusiasts, and anyone interested in architectural history, will have 5,000 years of the built environment perpetually at their fingertips with \u003ci\u003eA Global History of Architecture, Third Edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988628193509,"sku":"NP9781118981337","price":136.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118981337.jpg?v=1761781034","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-global-history-of-architecture-isbn-9781118981337","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}