Architectural Philosophy


Architectural Philosophy
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Download Architectural Philosophy PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Architectural Philosophy book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page





Architectural Philosophy


Architectural Philosophy
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Andrew Benjamin
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2000-10-01

Architectural Philosophy written by Andrew Benjamin and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10-01 with Philosophy categories.


Architectural Philosophy is the first book to outline a philosophical account of architecture and to establish the singularity of architectural practice and theory. This dazzling sequence of essays opens out the subject of architecture, touching on issues as wide ranging as the problem of memory and the dystopias of science fiction. Arguing for the indissolubility of form and function, Architectural Philosophy explores both the definition of the site and the possibility of alterity. The analysis of the nature of the present and the complex sructure of repetition allows for the possibility of judgement, a judgement that arises from a reworked politics of architecture.



Philosophy And Design


Philosophy And Design
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Pieter E. Vermaas
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-12-05

Philosophy And Design written by Pieter E. Vermaas and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-05 with Philosophy categories.


This volume provides the reader with an integrated overview of state-of-the-art research in philosophy and ethics of design in engineering and architecture. It contains twenty-five essays that focus on engineering designing in its traditional sense, on designing in novel engineering domains, and on architectural and environmental designing. This volume enables the reader to overcome the traditional separation between engineering designing and architectural designing.



Philosophy For Architects


Philosophy For Architects
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Branko Mitrovic
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2012-03-20

Philosophy For Architects written by Branko Mitrovic and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-20 with Architecture categories.


Philosophy for Architects is an engaging and easy-to-grasp introduction to philosophical questions of interest to students of architectural theory. Topics include Aristotle's theories of "visual imagination" and their relevance to digital design, the problem of optical correction as explored by Plato, Hegel's theory of zeitgeist, and Kant's examinations of space and aesthetics, among others. Focusing primarily on nineteenth- and twentieth-century philosophy, it provides students with a wider perspective concerning philosophical problems that come up in contemporary architectural debates.



Architectural Reflections


Architectural Reflections
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Colin St John Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Release Date : 2014-05-16

Architectural Reflections written by Colin St John Wilson and has been published by Butterworth-Heinemann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-16 with Architecture categories.


Architectural Reflections: Studies in the Philosophy and Practice of Architecture focuses on the principles, techniques, and the philosophical context and practice of architecture. The book first ponders on natural imagination, ethics of architecture, and an interpretation of Wittgenstein's comments on architecture. Topics include the meaning of play, language-game and gesture-language, role of aesthetics, reality of architecture, fine art and practical art, origin of the work of architecture, concept of psychological 'position', artistic condensation, and figures of architectural form. The manuscript then examines Alvar Aalto and the state of modernism and Gunnar Asplund and the dilemma of classicism. Topics include modernism and modernismus, issue of classicism, and connections and collaborations. The text takes a look at the thoughts of Hans Scharoun, Sigurd Lewerentz, and Gerrit Rietveld on the relationship of philosophy and architecture. The publication is a valuable reference for philosophers and architects wanting to study further the philosophy and practice of architecture.



Philosophy Of Architecture


Philosophy Of Architecture
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Christian Illies
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Architectural Press
Release Date : 2014

Philosophy Of Architecture written by Christian Illies and has been published by Cambridge Architectural Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Architecture categories.


This little handbook acts as a brief introduction to philosophical ideas and how they intersect with architecture: its reception and appreciation as well as its practice. It suggests that since design is the core human discipline, being the only activity that involves the imaginative conception of ideas, leading to artifacts that are realised as actual constructions in the world, architecture itself can be regarded as a way of overcoming philosophical tensions by suggesting practical possibilities, namely designs, that appear to bridge between rival theories and approaches.



Philosophical Difference And Advanced Computation In Architectural Theory


Philosophical Difference And Advanced Computation In Architectural Theory
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Jefferson Ellinger
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-30

Philosophical Difference And Advanced Computation In Architectural Theory written by Jefferson Ellinger and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with Architecture categories.


This book presents a new take on the evolution of digital design theories in architecture from modernity to today, as they have been inspired both by contemporary philosophy and the emergence and access to advanced computation. It focuses on how concepts of difference in philosophy transformed architectural design theory and takes on even more significance with the introduction and ubiquitous use of computers within the discipline, changing the architectural design paradigm forever. Beginning with a presentation of American Pragmatism’s push towards process, the book continues on to Husserl’s influence on the modern movement, mid-century phenomenology, post-structuralist Derridean exchanges with architects, the Deleuzian influence on the smoothing of form and finally contemporary architectural references to speculative realism. Analyzing the arc of design theory as influenced by philosophical and computational logics, this book presents the transformation to contemporary design approaches that includes more biology, more data and more information, moving from "less is more" to "From Less to More!" Philosophical Difference and Advanced Computation in Architectural Theory is an influential read for students and academics of architectural theory, computational design and related areas.



Philosophy And Architecture


Philosophy And Architecture
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Michael H. Mitias
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 1994

Philosophy And Architecture written by Michael H. Mitias and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Architecture categories.




The Late Architectural Philosophy Of Louis I Kahn As Expressed In The Yale Center For British Art


The Late Architectural Philosophy Of Louis I Kahn As Expressed In The Yale Center For British Art
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Jules David Prown
language : en
Publisher: Yc British Art
Release Date : 2021-05-25

The Late Architectural Philosophy Of Louis I Kahn As Expressed In The Yale Center For British Art written by Jules David Prown and has been published by Yc British Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-25 with Architecture, Modern categories.


"The fundamentals of Kahn's architectural philosophy begin with his personal history: his inherent talent; his family background and childhood experiences; his education, from elementary school through architectural school; the influences of Paul Philippe Cret and Beaux Arts architecture; and his travels, especially those to study the antique monuments of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Because the causal aspects of these experiences were absorbed by him, rather than being the products of Kahn's own thinking, he rarely acknowledged them. His conclusions led to a philosophy that echoed some of the thoughts of earlier philosophers, like Spinoza and Heidegger, but were arrived at independently.1 Kahn expressed his philosophy in lectures, seminars, writings, interviews, conversation, and often through sketches. However, he habitually expressed himself elliptically-his phrasing poetic, his metaphors original and apt. Therefore, his meaning was often felt rather than understood. Extensive studies of Louis Kahn's architecture exist, but few focus on his fully developed architectural philosophy.2 This text addresses that subject, incorporating his own words (in italics) and relating them where relevant to his final work, the Yale Center of British Art (hereafter, "the Center"). Kahn died during the construction of the building, the last material expression of his architectural philosophy. I was the first director of the Center, a participant in the selection of the architect and throughout the building's planning and creation. Coincidental with the early years of Kahn's planning for the Center, two young architectural historians-John Cook and Heinrich Klotz-interviewed several leading architects, including Kahn. Working with a verbatim transcript of the Kahn interviews, made by Karen Denavit, I produced an edited version of the interviews in book format. Louis I. Kahn in Conversation: Interviews with John W. Cook and Heinrich Klotz (hereafter, "Kahn in Conversation") is the source for many of the Kahn quotations included here. A researcher can consult the full, verbatim transcript of the interviews in the Center's Institutional Archives, in the Manuscripts and Archives collections in Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University, and in the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania"--



The Philosophy Of Sustainable Design


The Philosophy Of Sustainable Design
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Jason F. McLennan
language : en
Publisher: Ecotone Publishing
Release Date : 2004

The Philosophy Of Sustainable Design written by Jason F. McLennan and has been published by Ecotone Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Architecture categories.


The author outlines the major ideas and issues that have emerged in the growing movement of green architecture and sustainable design over the last thirty years. The book asks individuals to understand how the philosophy of sustainable design can affect their own work.



From Formalism To Weak Form The Architecture And Philosophy Of Peter Eisenman


From Formalism To Weak Form The Architecture And Philosophy Of Peter Eisenman
DOWNLOAD eBooks

Author : Stefano Corbo
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-15

From Formalism To Weak Form The Architecture And Philosophy Of Peter Eisenman written by Stefano Corbo and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Architecture categories.


Peter Eisenman is one of the most controversial protagonists of the architectural scene, who is known as much for his theoretical essays as he is for his architecture. While much has been written about his built works and his philosophies, most books focus on one or the other aspect. By structuring this volume around the concept of form, Stefano Corbo links together Eisenman’s architecture with his theory. From Formalism to Weak Form: The Architecture and Philosophy of Peter Eisenman argues that form is the sphere of mediation between our body, our inner world and the exterior world and, as such, it enables connections to be made between philosophy and architecture. From the start of his career on, Eisenman has been deeply interested in the problem of form in architecture and has constantly challenged the classical concept of it. For him, form is not simply a cognitive tool that determines a physical structure, which discriminates all that is active from what is passive, what is inside from what is outside. He has always tried to connect his own work with the cultural manifestations of the time: firstly under the influence of Colin Rowe and his formalist studies; secondly, by re-interpreting Chomsky’s linguistic theories; in the 80’s, by collaborating with Derrida and his de-constructivist approach; more recently,by discovering Henri Bergson's idea of Time. These different moments underline different phases, different projects, different programmatic manifestos; and above all, an evolving notion of form. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach based on the intersections between architecture and philosophy, this book investigates all these definitions and, in doing so, provides new insights into and a deeper understanding of the complexity of Eisenman’s work.