Architecture. How to understand it. The evolution of buildings from Neolithic to this day. Elkina M.B.

Architecture is the scenery in which the history of mankind unfolds. She sensitively responds to changes taking place in society, science and art.

Architectural critic Maria Elkin wrote a book that over several evenings will give the reader an idea of ​​architecture from the sources of civilization to the present day. The author shares observations, expanding the perception of this most important sphere, combining functionality and beauty, social and aesthetic, unique and faceless. Where do architectural forms come from? How do constructions become an expression of worldview? How do the cities differ from each other, and what makes them special? The bizarre capitals, powerful Roman vaults, flickering screens in the Tokyo quarters, and utopian projects of the cities of the future are primarily visible prints of their time.

"Architecture. How to understand it ”tells and shows what ideas are behind the most important buildings of the world and what their creators were inspired by.

All examples are illustrated by the graphics of architect Sergei Choban.