Story of Western Architecture

Now in its fourth edition, this classic bestselling book has been updated with brand new chapters and hand-drawn illustrations. Using a highly accessible approach, the author takes history rather than aesthetics as his starting point. Risebero unfolds and explains the development of architecture in the Western world by examining the subject as an expression of social and economic conditions. The Story of Western Architecture explores not only the buildings constructed, but also how they were built, by whom and for what purpose. This informative book, brought to life through the author's expressive line drawings, is an essential guide to how buildings have evolved through time for keen amateurs and experts alike. 

 Introduction and Acknowledgements 1. The Urban Revolution: Prehistory to the 3rd century BC 2. The Coming of the Christian Era: 2nd century BC to 5th century AD 3. Feudal Europe: 6th to 10th centuries 4. Rebuilding the Faith: 11th and 12th centuries 5. The City Reborn: 12th and 13th centuries 6. Capitalist Renaissance: 14th and 15th centuries 7. Enlightenment: 16th and 17th centuries 8. The Dual Revolution: 18th century 9. The Age of Iron: Early 19th century 10. Victorian Values: 1850 to 1914 11. The Heroic Age of Modernism: 1914 to 1945 12. Welfare Capitalism: 1945 to 1973 13. After Modernism: 1973 to now Select Bibliography Index