Brick: A World History

Hardback

Main Details

Title Brick: A World History
Authors and Contributors      By (author) James W P Campbell
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 293,Width 228
Category/GenreArchitecture
Architectural structure and design
Public buildings - civic, commercial, industrial, etc
History of architecture
History of specific subjects
Building construction and materials
ISBN/Barcode 9780500343197
ClassificationsDewey:721.04421
Audience
General
Illustrations With over 600 illustrations, 570 in colour

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 29 February 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

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.

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