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UNDERSTANDING BUILDINGS
York Minster, This is the core of Looking at Buildings and designed as a beginner’s guide to understanding and enjoying architecture of all varieties. Choose from three expanding sections:
- Building Types
- examination and explanation of major building types, their development and design.
- Materials & Construction
- a guide to each of the major materials, natural and synthetic, used in buildings from medieval to modern; their use and application in construction and decoration.
- Styles & Traditions
- examination of the major architectural styles and traditions to have influenced the course of building in the British Isles.
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