Cambridge Architecture A Concise Guide [Paperback]

An illustrated introduction to the history and meaning of Cambridge architecture.Using selected examples of buildings from the Middle Ages to the present day as the basis for investigation, this illustrated guide to the architectural history of Cambridge introduces a number of levels of interpretation for those unfamiliar with examining buildings.Using selected examples of buildings from the Middle Ages to the present day as the basis for investigation, this illustrated guide to the architectural history of Cambridge introduces a number of levels of interpretation for those unfamiliar with examining buildings.This illustrated introduction to the architecture of Cambridge uses selected examples of buildings from the Middle Ages to the present day as the basis for an investigation into architecture itself. The author describes the way in which buildings are composed, how they may in turn be read, and introduces a number of levels of interpretation for those who may be unfamiliar with looking at buildings. Each chapter contains a map locating the examples discussed, and notes for further reading. The book is aimed at anyone interested in the history of architecture, and assumes no previous technical knowledge of the subject.1. Introduction; 2. Cambridge before the university (up to 1280); 3. The pattern of the colleges (12801515); 4. The English Renaissance in Cambridge (15151663); 5. Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century classicism (16631800); 6. Nineteenth-century revivalism 18001875; 7. Late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century eclecticism (18751939); 8. Post-war buildings (19391970); 9. Buildings since 1970; Index. This lucid, if terse, summary of a large topic is an intelligent study by a lecturer in the Departrment of Architecture in the University of Cambridge. He clearly knows the college buildings inside out...he provides full bibliographical details and much unusual information....It is difficult to be free of prejudice when discussing post-war Cambrl3U