London
Subtitle: an architectural history
By: Anthony Sutcliffe.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Architecture -- England -- London.; London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Description: "In London: An Architectural History Anthony Sutcliffe takes the reader through two thousand years of architecture from the sublime to the mundane. With over 300 colour illustrations the book is intended for the general reader and especially those visiting London for the first time."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: London and the idea of a city architecture; title: The remote city, 43-1603; title: London's Augustan age, 1603-1830; title: The London of the styles, 1830-1914; title: The modern breaks through, 1914-1939; title: London in the age of modern architecture, 1939-2000; title: Conclusion: has there ever been an architecture of London?