Bricks & mortals
Subtitle: ten great buildings and the people they made
By: Tom Wilkinson
Edition: First U.S. edition 2014.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781408843666; 9781408843673; 9781620406298
Subjects: Architecture and society; Architecture; Historic buildings; History
Other titles: Bricks and mortals
Description: Explores the relationship between society and architecture through ten buildings, including the Palazzo Rucellai and Tower of Babel.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-326) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Tower of Babel, Babylon; title: The Golden House, Rome; title: Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu; title: Palazzo Rucellai, Florence; title: The Garden of Perfect Brightness, Beijing; title: Festival Theatre, Bayreuth, Germany; title: Highland Park Car Factory, Detroit; title: E.1027, Cap Martin; title: Finsbury Health Centre, London; title: Footbridge, Rio de Janeiro.