Name: A History of Paris through Architecture (en Inglés)
SKU: 67339132
Price: 33190.00 CLP
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Author: Stephen Peridore
ISBN: 9798195369071

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A History of Paris through Architecture (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Independently published

Autor

Stephen Peridore

Año

2026

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

270

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

22.9x15.2x1.4 cm

ISBN13

9798195369071

A History of Paris through Architecture (en Inglés)

Stephen Peridore (Autor) · Independently published · Tapa Blanda

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Paris is a city that speaks, yet few visitors know how to listen. In this comprehensive manuscript, the author invites readers to view the French capital not as a static museum, but as a 'living book' where every layer of stone, iron, and glass tells a story of human ambition, faith, and political power. Moving chronologically from the Roman grid of Lutetia to the sustainable timber structures of the 21st century, the text decodes the architectural shifts that define the Parisian experience. Readers will discover the structural secrets of Gothic cathedrals, the radical urban surgery of Baron Haussmann, and the controversial modernism of the Pompidou Centre and the Louvre Pyramid. By treating architecture as a public conversation across time, the book provides the vocabulary needed to 'read' the city's facades, from the prestigious piano nobile balconies to the industrial skeletons of the railway age. Ultimately, this work offers a masterclass in urban observation, teaching readers to see the hidden historical and social arguments embedded in the very fabric of Paris.