Architecture as Environment (1979)

Second-Hand (Hardcover)

Excellent condition

The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour represents many of the greatest architectural achievements of all time. In these elegant volumes, the splendour and magnificence of each edifice is explored through spectacular, full-colour photographs and authoritative yet lively text.

It spans thousands of years, from ancient civilizations to the twentieth century. Here are the creations in stone, wood, steel and glass that endure as the full realization of human genius.

These volumes present a panorama of photographic art, adventure and history, an
unforgettable journey through time and space.

Architecture as Environment carries the reader as far afield as The Marrakesh Casbah, Morocco; The French Quarter, New Orleans; The Plaza Mayor, Salamanca, Spain; Machu Picchu, Peru; The Bazaar, Damascus, Syria; James Joyce's Dublin; Dubrovnik Yugoslavia; The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem; The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia; and The Mosque of Cordova, Spain.