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The city assembled continues kostofs unique study of urban landscape and process that began in the city shaped. Chapters in the history of the profession 1977 and a history of architecture. This is an enthralling book, of vital interest to architects. Spiro konstantine kostof 7 may 1936, istanbul 7 december 1991, berkeley was a leading architectural historian, and professor at the university of california, berkeley. With hundreds of photographs and drawings that illustrate professor kostofs spanning the ages and the globe, spiro kostof explores the city as a repository of cultural meaning and an embodiment of. Spiro kostof lectures home library guides at uc berkeley.
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