{"product_id":"architecture-for-dummies-isbn-9780764553967","title":"Architecture For Dummies","description":"* Just the essential information for readers on the go who want to understand architecture.\u003cbr\u003e * Covers the highlights of architectural history, from the Great Pyramids to Frank Gehry's Guggenheim museum in Bilbao.\u003cbr\u003e * Explains how to look at a building and appreciate it. Explains when a building's a building and when it's art.\u003cbr\u003e * Part of Tens includes: Ten Great Architectural Masterpieces, Ten Biggest Architectural and Engineering Failures, Ten of the Most Interesting Architects Working Today-and more.Sei es Michael Graves Bestseller-Produktdesign für Target oder Sir Norman Fosters Renovierung des Berliner Reichstagsgebäudes: Architektur ist nach wie vor ein Thema, das im Zentrum des kulturellen Interesses steht und großen Neuigkeitswert genießt.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Architecture For Dummies\": Ein Crashkurs in Sachen Architektur - für Leser, die es eilig haben.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hier finden Sie die wichtigsten Informationen zum Thema Architektur.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ein Band aus der beliebten 'For Dummies-Reihe'. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Behandelt werden alle Höhepunkte der Architekturgeschichte - angefangen bei den Pyramiden von Ägypten bis hin zu Frank Gehrys Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Das Buch erklärt genau, wie man ein Gebäude betrachtet und bewertet, und wann man nicht mehr von einem Gebäude, sondern von einem Kunstwerk spricht.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Der Abschnitt \"Part of Tens\" behandelt u.a.: zehn große architektonische Meisterwerke, die zehn größten architektonischen und bautechnischen Misserfolge, zehn der interessantesten modernen Architekten und vieles andere mehr.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Autorin Deborah Dietsch ist eine renommierte Expertin auf diesem Gebiet. Sie war früher Chefredakteurin des 'Architecture' Magazins und leitende Redakteurin des 'Architectural Record'. Aus ihrer Feder stammt auch das kürzlich erschienene Buch 'Classic Modern'. Foreword.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I: Knowing and Appreciating Architecture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Knowing When a Building Is Just a Building and When It's Architecture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: How to Look at a Building.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Building Your Architectural Vocabulary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II: Nuts and Bolts: Looking at How Architecture Is Designed and Built.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: How Buildings Are Born.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Just What Do Architects Do, Anyway?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: A Simple Structure: How Buildings Stand Up.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III: Western Architecture: A Survey of the Most Important Structures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Gimme Shelter: Prehistoric Structures and the Ancient World.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Acropolis Now: Classical Greece and Rome.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Domes, Arches, and Vaults, Oh My: Byzantine and Medieval Architecture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Beauty Meets Mathematics and Drama: From Renaissance to Rococo.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: Revivals Everywhere: The Classical and Gothic Are New Again.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Here Comes the Industrial Age: Prefab Is Here to Stay.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13;\u003cbr\u003e Flying High and Close to the Sun: Skyscrapers!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: Mother Nature versus the Machines: Modern Styles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: The Only Constant Is Change: From Modern Purism to Postmodern Pluralism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Eastern Architecture: A Survey of the Most Important Structures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16: China and Japan: Traditions in Wood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17: More Than the Taj Mahal: Architecture in India.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18: The Islamic World.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part V: Arranging the Present and Saving the Past.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19: Understanding Urban Design.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20: Historic Preservation: Saving the Past for the Future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part VI: The Part of Tens.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21: The Ten Most Fascinating Architects Working Today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 22: Ten Architectural Masterpieces.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 23: Ten Amazing Items of Trivia That'll Impress All Your Friends!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 24: The Top Ten Skyscrapers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003e\"Provides an excellent overview in a simple and easy-to-follow manner.\" (\u003cem\u003eYour Family History,\u003c\/em\u003e March 2013)  Debra Dietch, (Washington DC) is currently an art and architecture critic for Sun-Sentinel, Tribune Co. She was a writer on architecture and design for major newspapers and periodicals such as Forbes, Florida Architecture, House Beautiful, Museum Magazine, Old House Journal, Sotheby's Domain, Washington Post, and more. She also held top editor positions at the two leading professional architecture magazines: Architectural Record and Architecture magazine.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreat architects, innovative designs, and engaging photographs throughout\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet a handle on the nuts and bolts of design and construction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen is a building just a building and when is it art? This accessible guide cuts through the jargon and clearly explains the essentials of architecture, demystifying the incredible ways in which structures and spaces come alive. 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