Buildings across Time (Paperback)

by Michael Fazio (Author), Marian Moffett (Author), Lawrence Wodehouse (Author) "Architecture is an ancient and necessary art, for people have always sought shelter from the elements, and thus the beginnings of architectures are part of..." (more)
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Product Description
This heavily illustrated survey text provides students of both art history and architecture with a worldwide introduction to the history of architecture that is comprehensive and yet accessible. The third edition continues to offer comprehensive coverage in an accessible manner with expanded pedagogy, added social and historical context, and extended coverage of African and Andean architecture, as well as modern designs by women and non-Western architects.

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 3 edition (January 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007305304X
• ISBN-13: 978-0073053042
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #102,935 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Scamming Students?, September 27, 2006

By	LQ (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buildings across Time with CD-ROM (Paperback)

This book appears to be exactly the same as "A World History of Architecture" (Paperback) by the same authors and available on Amazon for $33.64 without the CD. The number of pages, table of contents, and intro sentence are exactly the same. It seems more than slightly shady to me to sell the exact same book with two different names.

This book is required reading for my Architectural History class and was for sale at my school's bookstore for $100. My stodgy old professor isn't teaching from the CD. I am not giving these people my money, I got my copy at the library.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Needless Expense, February 26, 2008

By	Thomas G. Robbins "t Robbins" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm one of those "stodgy" old professors (who chose this book as a text before it included the disc and zoomed up in price.) I was unaware until last week that it's produced under another name without the disc, at 40% of the price of this one (Yes, tacky, isn't it?) This book is very good, but it's NOT a good purchase since the identical "A World History of Architecture," can be purchased instead. Same words, far better price. I'm changing texts for future classes.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bad CD, April 1, 2007

By	Paul S Boyer "docbnj" (Morristown, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Buildings across Time with CD-ROM (Paperback)

This is an interesting book, but is marked down because the CD does not open on the Macintosh, even though it is supposed to be OS X compatible. The publisher provides no work-around to the problem.

Not recommended.