Architecture since 1400 始建于1400年的建筑

自1400年以来，建筑业在全球范围内历史上第一个对西方和非西方结构以及已建成的景观给予同等关注的历史，在其范围，方法和见识上都是前所未有的。从墨西哥城的Tenochtitlan的大金字塔和佛罗伦萨的大教堂，到Levittown的郊区住宅和北京的鸟巢体育场，它的覆盖范围包括世界上最著名的建筑和空间，以及许多更为朴素的乡土建筑实例。这本书用300多张照片，平面图和室内装饰进行了华丽的说明，展示了全球建筑现代性的关键时刻和创新。
凯瑟琳·詹姆斯·查克拉博蒂（Karthleen James-Chakraborty）巧妙地融合了建筑和社会历史，在设计和建造神圣和世俗的环境时特别注意了客户和建筑师的动机：宫殿和礼拜场所以及典型的现代建筑，例如摩天大楼，百货商店和电影院。她还专注于赞助人的角色，并以无与伦比的方式处理妇女在调试，创造和居住建筑环境中的影响，Gertrude Jekyll，Lina Bo Bardi和Zaha Hadid取代了Brunelleschi，Sinan和Le柯布西耶。
为了阐明远见卓识的建筑从来都不是西方独有的领域，并认识到负责调试，设计和建造建筑物的人的多样性，自1400年以来的建筑提供了六个世纪以来广泛的，跨文化的建筑环境历史。
The first global history of architecture to give equal attention to Western and non-Western structures and built landscapes, Architecture since 1400 is unprecedented in its range, approach, and insight. From Tenochtitlan’s Great Pyramid in Mexico City and the Duomo in Florence to Levittown’s suburban tract housing and the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, its coverage includes the world’s most celebrated structures and spaces along with many examples of more humble vernacular buildings. Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 photographs, plans, and interiors, this book presents key moments and innovations in architectural modernity around the globe.
Deftly integrating architectural and social history, Kathleen James-Chakraborty pays particular attention to the motivations of client and architect in the design and construction of environments both sacred and secular: palaces and places of worship as well as such characteristically modern structures as the skyscraper, the department store, and the cinema. She also focuses on the role of patrons and addresses to an unparalleled degree the impact of women in commissioning, creating, and inhabiting the built environment, with Gertrude Jekyll, Lina Bo Bardi, and Zaha Hadid taking their place beside Brunelleschi, Sinan, and Le Corbusier.
Making clear that visionary architecture has never been the exclusive domain of the West and recognizing the diversity of those responsible for commissioning, designing, and constructing buildings, Architecture since 1400 provides a sweeping, cross-cultural history of the built environment over six centuries.