TY  - BOOK
AU  - A. Krista Sykes
TI  - The Architecture Reader: Essential Writings from Vitruvius to the Present
SN  - 978-0-80761579-9
AV  - NA2560.A712007 1
U1  - 720-dc22 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - George Braziller, Inc.
N1  - Intended to be at once accessible and thought-provoking, this volume is ideal for a general audience and beginning students of architecture. The carefully chosen texts provide a taste of the multiplicity that characterizes historical and contemporary views of architecture. Krista Sykes organizes the selections chronologically and introduces each with a helpful commentary, contextualizing the author and the salient issues covered in the piece.The excerpts appear in a variety of formats, including interviews, manifestos, lectures and treatises, and are representative of the varied—sometimes conflicting—approaches to building and design. In combination, they provide a fascinating overview of significant concepts within the field of architecture.

The Architecture Reader will be a valuable companion for introductory surveys of architectural history, novice students of architecture, and anyone interested in formative ideas underlying contemporary conceptions of architecture
ER  -