Architectural Styles : A Visual Guide

✍ Scribed by Owen Hopkins

• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 241
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present day.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Classical
Ancient Greek
Ancient Roman
Early Christian
Byzantine
Romanesque
Gothic and Medieval
Early Gothic
High Gothic
Late Gothic
Venetian Gothic
Secular Gothic
Castle
Renaissance and Mannerism
Early Renaissance
High Renaissance
Northern Renaissance
Mannerism
Baroque and Rococo
Italian Baroque
German and Eastern European Baroque
Spanish and Latin American Baroque
French Baroque
English Baroque
Rococo
Neoclassicism
Palladianism
Classical Revival
Greek Revival
Empire Style
Picturesque
Sublime
Eclecticism
Gothic Revival
Orientalism
Beaux-Arts
Arts and Crafts
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
Modernism
Chicago School
Expressionism
New Objectivity
International Style
Functionalism
Constructivism
Totalitarian Reactions
Essentialism
Brutalism
Metabolism
High-Tech
After Modernism
Regionalism
Postmodernism
Deconstructivism
Eco-architecture
Expressive Rationalism
Contextualism
Postscript
Further reading
Glossary
Index
Picture credits
Acknowledgements