The reviews are in for the recently released Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture, 21st Edition by Bloomsbury Press in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the University of London.
Pleased and proud that my documentation of Bruno Taut’s historic Kyu Hyuga Bettei in Atami, Japan was selected for inclusion in this monumental book released in 2019.
What the critics are saying:
“Book of the Century” – The American Institute of Architects
“Half the pleasure, as half the volume, of Banister Fletcher is its pictures. The thousands of photographs are, as always in Banister Fletcher, unimprovably fine.” – The Times Educational Supplement
“…the bible of architectural history… Banister Fletcher remains a potted history with remarkably pithy writing.” – Building Magazine
“The tome has been bought for 100 years by every architectural student who could possibly scrape together the shillings.” – Architectural Review
“A thundering classic … No serious fan of architecture should be without it” – The American Institute of Architects
“It will continue its usefulness beyond the years of study and become an additional aid to everyday practice.” – Times Higher Education Supplement
“It will remain one of the most thumbed tomes in Building Design’s office library” – Building Design
“It is such a remarkable book, containing so much detail and so skilfully illustrated, that it is a must for all architectural and surveying offices” – ASI Journal
“An easy-to-use reference book with all the world’s major architecture described, explained and, in many cases, fully illustrated.” – B & M Architecture & Design
For details on the 21st edition, view RIBA’s press release here.
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