A Global History of Architecture

Francis D. K. Ching, Mark M. Jarzombek, Vikramaditya Prakash

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781118981337
• eBook ISBN: 9781118981603
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Architecture
• Subtopic: History of Architecture

A GLOBAL HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

NOW FEATURING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OF CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE AND MORE SUPERB DRAWINGS BY FRANCIS D.K. CHING!

The book that forever changed the way architectural history is viewed, taught, and studied, A Global History of Architecture examines 5, 000 years of the built environment.

Spanning from 3, 500 BCE to the present, and organized along a global timeline, this unique guide was written by experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history and around the world.

Fully updated and revised to reflect current scholarship, this Third Edition features expanded chapter introductions that set the stage for a global view, as well as:

• An expanded section on contemporary global architecture
• More coverage of non-Western cultures, particularly South Asia, South East Asia Pre-Columbian America, and Africa.
• New drawings and maps by the iconic Francis D.K. Ching, as well as more stunning photographs
• An updated companion website with digital learning tools and Google Earth ™ mapping service coordinates that make it easier to find sites

Art and architecture enthusiasts, and anyone interested in architectural history, will have 5, 000 years of the built environment perpetually at their fingertips with A Global History of Architecture, Third Edition.

Contents

• Preface
• 3500 BCE
  • Ritual Centers
  • Beginnings of China’s Civilizations
    • Niuheliang Ritual Center
  • Mehrgarh and Early Indus Settlements
  • The Village Networks of Mesopotamia and the Balkans
    • Catal Hüyük
    • Tell es-Sawwan
    • Eridu and Uruk
  • Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt
  • European Developments
    • Newgrange
    • Carnac
• 2500 BCE
  • The Indus Ghaggar-Hakra Civilization
    • Mohenjo-Daro
  • Margiana
  • Early Empires of Mesopotamia
    • Ziggurat at Ur
  • Egypt: The Old Kingdom
    • Pyramids at Giza
    • Valley Temple of Khafre
  • Architecture and Food
  • Stonehenge
  • Megalithic Temples of Malta
  • The First Civilizations of South America
    • Caral
• 1500 BCE
  • The Minoans and Knossos
  • Egypt: The New Kingdom
    • Waset (Thebes)
    • Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
    • Temple of Luxor
    • Abu Simbel
    • Egyptian Columns
    • Egyptian Design Methods
  • Hittite Empire
    • Hattusas
  • Mycenaean Civilization
    • Treasury of Atreus
  • Poverty Point
  • Shang Dynasty, China
  • Civilization of the High Andes
• 800 BCE
  • The Olmecs
    • San Lorenzo and La Venta
  • Chavín de Huántar
  • The Iron Age
  • The Etruscans
    • Etruscan Religion
    • Etruscan Temples
  • Greece: The Geometric Period
    • Emergence of the Greek Temple Form
    • Temple of Poseidon
  • Kingdom of Kush
  • Saba/Sa’abia
  • Temple of Solomon
  • Zhou Dynasty, China
    • The Ritual Complex
  • The Aryan Invasion and Varanasi
  • Neo-Assyrian Empire
    • Babylon
• 400 BCE
  • The Achaemenid Empire
    • Pasargadae and Persepolis
  • Greece and the Mediterranean
    • The Gree...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Map
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• 3500 BCE
• 2500 BCE
• 1500 BCE
• 800 BCE
• 400 BCE
• 0
• 200 CE
• 400 CE
• 600 CE
• 800 CE
• 1000 CE
• 1200 CE
• 1400 CE
• 1600 CE
• 1700 CE
• 1800 CE
• 1900 CE
• 1950 CE
• Globalization Today
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Illustration Credits
• Index
• Eula