Brick
A World History
James W. P. Campbell
Photographs by Will Pryce
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| ‘As a visually seductive and accessible account of its subject, this book is unlikely to be bettered for many a year ... a widely informative and continually visual delight, both in content and design. It demands shelf space in any serious architectural library, and will doubtless linger on many a coffee table as well’ | | – The Architects’ Journal |
| ‘Wonderful ... highly seductive for any architect, with page after page of beautiful large photographs of every conceivable way of using brick ... the pictures, juxtapositions and themes are compelling’ | | – The RIBA Journal |
| ‘Sumptuous ... extraordinary photography ... a stunning documentary of the story of brick from 5,000 BC to the present day’ | | – Building: Brick Bulletin |
Brick is back – and a reappraisal of its amazing past is
long overdue.
This totally original architecture book – the first ever comprehensive study of brick – follows the story of brick from 5,000 BC to its use in building today, via the vast baths and basilicas of ancient Rome, through the wonders of Gothic brick in Germany, the majestic temples of Pagan and Mughal mosques in Iran, to its modern revival.
Marvellously illustrated with spectacular, specially-taken photographs, Brick is at once an historical account of how bricks have been employed by architects of every period, a technical survey of brickmaking and bricklaying, and an essay in architectural and cultural history.
The authors have applied their expert visual and technical knowledge to more than one hundred themes, from bricks in ancient Egypt to their distinctive use by such modern masters as Louis Kahn, Alvar Aalto and Renzo Piano. Great works of engineering – viaducts, tunnels and bridges – are given prominence alongside great cathedrals and country houses, temples and mosques, testifying to the incredible versatility and importance of bricks and brickwork.
An illustrated glossary details all the relevant technical terms and construction and bonding methods.
Also of interest:
Surfaces
The Seventy Architectural Wonders of Our World
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500341958 | | ISBN-13 978-0500341957 | | | | 30.8 x 24.0 cm | | Hardback | | 320pp | | 640 illustrations, 600 in colour,With over 600 illustrations, 570 in colour | | First published 2003 | | | | £42.00 | | | |  | | | | 
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