num_pages: 352
description: This first survey of building types ever written remains an essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West. Here Nikolaus Pevsner shares his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye with readers curious about the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society. He describes twenty types of buildings ranging from the most monumental to the least, from the most ideal to the most utilitarian. More than seven hundred illustrations illuminate the text.
title: A History of Building Types
titlecomplete: A History of Building Types
genres: Architecture, History
ratings_count: 41
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Wolfson History Prize
publisher: Princeton University Press