Overview
This totally original architecture book - the first ever comprehensive study of brick - follows the story of brick from 5,000 bc to its use in building today, via the vast baths and basilicas of ancient Rome, through the wonders of Gothic brick in Germany, the majestic temples of Pagan and Mughal mosques in Iran, to its modern revival. Marvellously illustrated with spectacular, specially-taken photographs, Brick is at once an historical account of how bricks have been employed by architects of every period, a technical survey of brickmaking and bricklaying, and an essay in architectural and cultural history. The authors have applied their expert visual and technical knowledge to more than one hundred themes, from bricks in ancient Egypt to their distinctive use by such modern masters as Louis Kahn, Alvar Aalto and Renzo Piano. Great works of engineering - viaducts, tunnels and bridges - are given prominence alongside great cathedrals and country houses, temples and mosques, testifying to the incredible versatility and importance of bricks and brickwork.
Full Product Details
Author: James W P Campbell ,
Will Pryce
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 22.80cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 29.30cm
Weight: 1.730kg
ISBN: 9780500343197
ISBN 10: 0500343195
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 29 February 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Wonderful ... highly seductive for any architect, with page after page of beautiful large photographs of every conceivable way of using brick ... the pictures, juxtapositions and themes are compelling' - RIBA Journal 'As a visually seductive and accessible account of its subject, this book is unlikely to be bettered for many a year' - The Architects' Journal
'As a visually seductive and accessible account of its subject, this book is unlikely to be bettered for many a year' - The Architects' Journal 'Wonderful ... highly seductive for any architect, with page after page of beautiful large photographs of every conceivable way of using brick ... the pictures, juxtapositions and themes are compelling' - RIBA Journal
'Wonderful … highly seductive for any architect, with page after page of beautiful large photographs of every conceivable way of using brick … the pictures, juxtapositions and themes are compelling' - RIBA Journal 'As a visually seductive and accessible account of its subject, this book is unlikely to be bettered for many a year' - The Architects’ Journal
Author Information
Will Pryce, a trained architect and award-winning photographer, is the author of six books, all published by Thames & Hudson. James W. P. Campbell, Fellow in Architecture and History of Art, Queens' College, Cambridge, is the author of Building St Paul's and Brick: A World History, also with Will Pryce.
