Acknowledgements Prologue 1. Introduction 2. Ancient Greece 3. Ancient Rome 4. The Gothic 5. Renaissance 6. Enlightenment 7. Industrial Revolution 8. European Modernism 9. American Modernism 10. Postmodernism 11. The Future Further Reading Index
Biography
Paul Davies was born on Mersea Island in 1961, and studied at Bristol University and the Polytechnic of Central London. He has taught across Britain’s schools of architecture, including the Architectural Association, for over 25 years. A regular contributor to the Architectural Review, he is widely published and is a Senior Lecturer teaching history and theory of architecture at London South Bank University.
"We're going to buy everybody in the office a copy!" - Clive Sall, Clive Sall Architecture, London, UK"Paul Davies’ erudite and (sometimes) misanthropic insights into architectural culture have entertained me for 25 years. His thinking was a key influence on my own as it has been for countless students who have enjoyed his unique take on the subject. His scholarship, critical insight, and the ability to place architectural history into a relevant cultural context are all beautifully captured here. Davies shows why architectural history matters. It is a brilliant introduction to the subject." - Sean Griffiths, Founding Director of FAT and Professor of Architecture, University of Westminster, London, UK
