Architectural Styles : A Visual Guide

**A hand-drawn guide to architectural styles throughout history** __Architectural Styles__ is an incomparable guide to architectural styles across the centuries and around the world. Modeled after an architect's __plein air__ sketchbook, the volume features hundreds of detailed drawings by esteemed architectural illustrator Robbie Polley alongside incisive and informative descriptions. This unique guidebook takes readers from Europe and the Americas to Egypt, China, and India. It covers a host of historical and contemporary architectural styles, from ancient and classical to Pre-Columbian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Palladian, art nouveau, Brutalist, and biomorphic. It describes the histories and characteristics of the building traditions of each era and region of the world, and looks at key architectural elements such as buttresses, spandrels, curtain walls, and oculi. The book also includes a section on building parts--from domes and columns to towers, arches, roofs, and vaulting--along with a detailed glossary and bibliography. Comprehensive and authoritative, __Architectural Styles__ is an essential resource for architects and designers and a must-have illustrated guide for anyone interested in architecture or drawing. Cover Contents Introduction 1 Ancient and Classical Ancient Middle East Ancient Egypt Pre-Columbian Pre-Classical Ancient Greek Ancient Roman Early and Classical China Early and Classical Japan Early and Classical India 2 Medieval and Renaissance Early Christian and Byzantine Islamic Romanesque Gothic Medieval Fortifications Renaissance Mannerism 3 Baroque to Art Nouveau Baroque and Rococo Palladianism Georgian Classical Revival Gothic Revival Exotic Revival Beaux Arts Arts and Crafts Art Nouveau 4 Modern and Contemporary Art Deco Expressionism Modernism Constructivism Brutalism Metabolism High-Tech Postmodernism Deconstructivism Eco-Architecture Biomorphism Parametric 5 Elements Domes Columns Towers Arches and Arcades Doorways and Entrances Windows Pediments and Gables Roofs Vaulting Stairways Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T X Z Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z