# A History of Western Architecture Sixth Edition

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- Authors: [David Watkin](https://www.bookquiver.com/david-watkin)
- Publisher: lkp_quercus
- ISBN: 978-17-8067-597-8
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2015-07-27
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-first century. The author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the Classical language of architecture, underlining the continuity between, say, the work of Ictinus in fifth-century BC Athens and that of McKim, Mead and White in twentieth-century New York. Authoritative, comprehensive and highly illustrated, this sixth edition has been expanded to bring the story of western architecture right up to date and includes a separate final chapter on twenty-first century developments, including the role of computers in architecture, sustainability, humanitarian architecture and very tall buildings.