Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning

This was NOT a rental. It was a purchase, ant it was in bad condition, and I should not have had to pay for it to begin with.

I loved this book. I bought it for my architecture class and it has a lot of detail and information on various topics which is very helpful.

This book was purchased for a college Art class. This was one of the rare times where I looked forward to the assigned reading. Roth writes in an engaging way, and the photos/illustrations of buildings are key to understanding the vocabulary. I enjoyed learning about how we define architecture vs. "mere buildings." It was also neat to be taken on a journey through time, starting from the oldest man-made buildings found at Terra Amata, through today. Roth is an excellent guide as he hits on all the major points, as well as including some subtler examples throughout. I liked how he points out that the architect must be more than a designer of buildings. Since building requires the labor of many people, the project can come to symbolize the values of the society who built it.

Arrived in a timely manner and does the job but my rental book is literally hanging on by a seam. This book is about to split in half if I turn a page too quickly.

This book will not make it through a week of going back and forth to campus let alone a whole semester!

I didn’t end up using the book for the class but it’s thicc af

Book was as expected

In depth explanation of buildings but it's all in black and white..... color prints would be great

Well written and illustrated chronological primer and reference book.

If you must have !

I've received it in impeccable conditions.