Publisher's Synopsis
A comprehensive introduction to architecture and architectural history and exceptional in its approach, this book explores architecture as a current practice about the history and the wider context of cultures, conservation, and the environment. This new edition brings in the new emphasis on sustainability, urbanism, urban regeneration, and cultural identity, to take a holistic approach to the subject of architecture.
Just some of the topics that are covered in this book include:
-Architecture as an art
-The history of architecture
-Basic architecture concepts
-The importance of drafting
-Line types
-Architectural scales
-Architectural styles
-Tools every architect needs
-Much, much more
