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Posted by Aesthete on July 11, 2007, 1:00 pm
> Hi, I would like to purchase some good books on architecture for my
> private library. After a quick scan on amazon I've found the following
> titles.
>
> 1. Principles of architecture
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> Francis D. K. Ching - Architecture: Form, Space, & Order (3rd Edition,
> 2007)http://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Francis-D-K-Ching/dp/0471752169/
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> 2. General history of architecture
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> Francis D. K. Ching, Mark M. Jarzombek, and Vikramaditya Prakash - A
> Global History of Architecture (1st Edition,
2006)http://www.amazon.com/Global-History-Architecture-Francis-Ching/dp/04...
>
> David Watkin - A History of Western Architecture (3rd Edition,
2005)http://www.amazon.com/History-Western-Architecture-David-Watkin/dp/08...
>
> 3. Modern Architecture
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> William Curtis - Modern Architecture Since 1900 (3rd Edition,
2006)http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Architecture-Since-William-Curtis/dp/071...
>
> Kenneth Frampton - Modern Architecture: A Critical History (3rd
> Edition,
1992)http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Architecture-Critical-History-World/dp/0...
>
> Please give me your expert opinion/preference about them. Also feel
> free to suggest any other seminal book in these areas. I will buy one
> book in each category.
>
> Thanks
> Markus
For history, I think Spiro Kostoff's A History of Architecture is
widely accepted as the most thorough.
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