Temples of Mammon The Architecture of Banking

Booker, John

ISBN 10: 0748601988 / ISBN 13: 9780748601981

Edité par Edinburgh University Press, 1990

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361 pages "The first to give serious attention to the evolution of bank design against the backdrop of the development of the banking profession in Britain."; 6 1/2 x 9 1/2".

N° de réf. du vendeur 7209

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Temples of Mammon The Architecture of Banking
• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date de parution: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0748601988
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780748601981
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: As New in As New dust jacket
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

This historical study traces the architectural styles of UK banks from the 18th century to the present day, demonstrating how architects adopted ideas from Venice and Elizabethan Britain to give banking buildings respectability and continuity. The author describes the evolution of design through neo-Tudor, the Gothic revival, neo-Classical and neo-Georgian styles, and provides a full catalogue of the most significant bank buildings mentioned in the text. Concluding the book, the author predicts future trends of banking design, explaining how the call for customer friendliness and the arrival of new technology have made their own impact on architectural styles.