The Architect: Chapters in the History of the Profession

by Spiro Kostof (Editor), dana cuff (Foreword by), dana cuff (Epilogue by)

Overview

The Architectwas the first book in fifty years to survey the role of the profession from its beginnings in ancient Egypt to the present. Without claiming to cover every period in every country, it is nonetheless the most complete synthesis available of what is known about one of the oldest professions in the world. Dana Cuff considers the continuing relevance of the book and evaluates changes in architectural practice and the profession since 1965, most particularly digital technology, globalization, and environmental concerns.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520226043
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	03/15/2001
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	405
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Spiro Kostof (1936-1991) was Professor of Architectural History at the University of California, Berkeley. Among his books are A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals, second edition (1995) and The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings through History (1993). Dana Cuff is Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Architecture: The Story of Practice (1991) and The Provisional City (2000).

Table of Contents

CONTRIBUTORS
Bernard Michael Boyle
Joan Draper
Joseph Esherick
Leopold Ettlinger
Spiro Kostof
William L. MacDonald
Myra Nan Rosenfeld
Catherine Wilkinson
John Wilton-Ely
Gwendolyn Wright

Editorial Reviews

"A highly cohesive, well-illustrated, penetrating series of essays that deserves to be added to every collection of books on the profession of architecture."—Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"One of those infrequent books that satisfies very well the disparate needs of the general reader, the student, and the serious scholar...a significant contribution to our understanding of history."—American Historical Review

"An invaluable guide to the history of the architectural profession, reflecting the best of modern scholarship. I cannot see this being replaced in the foreseeable future." —Bernard M. Boyle, Arizona State University

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