Architect: Chapters In The History Of The Profession; Editor: Kostof, Spiro; Introduction: Cuff, Dana; Hardback; Book

Editor: Kostof, Spiro; Introduction: Cuff, Dana
New ed; Hardback; Book; 75 B&w Photographs
406 pages
Published: November 2000
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
ISBN: 0520226046

The Architect was the first book in fifty years to survey the role of the profession from its beginnings in ancient Egypt to the present. Without claiming to cover every period in every country, it is nonetheless the most complete synthesis available of what is known about one of the oldest professions in the world. Dana Cuff considers the continuing relevance of the book and evaluates changes in architectural practice and the profession since 1965, most particularly digital technology, globalization, and environmental concerns.The Architect was one of the first books in 50 years to survey the role of the profession from its beginnings in ancient Egypt to the present. In this edition Dana Cuff considers the continuing relevence of the book and evaluates changes in architectural practice and the profession since 1965.