The Architect Chapters in the History of the Profession

, by Kostof, Spiro

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ISBN: 9780195020670 | 0195020677
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/6/1977

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The Architect traces the role of the profession across the centuries and in different cultures, showing the architect both as designer and as mediator between the client and the builder.

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Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xvii
The Practice of Architecture in the Ancient World: Egypt and Greece	p. 3
Roman Architects	p. 28
The Architect in the Middle Ages, East and West	p. 59
The Emergence of the Italian Architect during the Fifteenth Century	p. 96
The New Professionalism in the Renaissance	p. 124
The Royal Building Administration in France from Charles V to Louis XIV	p. 161
The Rise of the Professional Architect in England	p. 180
The Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Architectural Profession in the United States: The Case of John Galen Howard	p. 209
Architectural Education in the Thirties and Seventies: A Personal View	p. 238
On the Fringe of the Profession: Women in American Architecture	p. 280
Architectural Practice in America, 1865-1965--Ideal and Reality	p. 309
Epilogue	p. 345
List of Illustrations	p. 359
Notes on Contributors	p. 363
Index	p. 365
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The Architect Chapters in the History of the Profession

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