Architecture In Words
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Architecture In Words
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Author : Louise Pelletier
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-09-27
Architecture In Words written by Louise Pelletier and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-27 with Architecture categories.
What if the house you are about to enter was built with the confessed purpose of seducing you, of creating various sensations destined to touch your soul and make you reflect on who you are? Could architecture have such power? This was the assumption of generations of architects at the beginning of modernity. Exploring the role of theatre and fiction in defining character in architecture, Louise Pelletier examines how architecture developed to express political and social intent. Applying this to the modern day, Pelletier considers how architects can learn from these eighteenth century attitudes in order to restore architecture's communicative dimension. Through an in-depth and interdisciplinary analysis of the beginning of modernity, Louise Pelletier encourages today's architects to consider the political and linguistic implications of their tools. Combining theory, historical studies and research, Architecture in Words will provoke thought and enrich the work of any architect.
Words And Buildings
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Author : Adrian Forty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Words And Buildings written by Adrian Forty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Architecture categories.
Available again, a wholly original study of the complex relationship between architecture and language that has changed and enriched the way we think and talk about architecture.The words we use when we talk and write about architecture describe more than just bricks and mortar they direct the ways we think of and live with buildings. This groundbreaking book is the first thorough examination of the complex relationship between architecture and language as intricate social practices. Six rigorously argued chapters investigate the language of modernism, language and drawing, masculine and feminine architecture, language metaphors, science in architecture, and the social properties of architecture. There follows a vocabulary of key words such as Character, Form, History and Space, locating each words modern meaning within an historical and theoretical framework, and setting out clearly its development and relevance for architects, historians, philosophers, critics and the users of the buildings themselves. Architects should be made to read Words and Buildings Architecture Today Unusually clear and accessible Students of all kinds will love this book The Architectural Review A forceful, clear and sophisticated exposition of the role of conceptual thought in architectural discourse The Architects Journal
Form Function Beauty
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Author : Max Bill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Form Function Beauty written by Max Bill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Architects categories.
Selected writings of Max Bill - this collection makes many of his key texts available in English for the first time.
Flash In The Pan
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Author : Sylvia Lavin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Flash In The Pan written by Sylvia Lavin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Architecture, Modern categories.
"In this collection of mediations on what Baudelaire championed (and Michael Fried chastised) as presentness, Lavin investigates the convergence of notions such as liveness, the provisional and the obsolete in revealing qualities of the contemporary. Three sets of essays explore different forms of architectural time, particularly as they shape the differences between history, theory and criticism as genres of writing."--
Projectiles
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Author : Bernard Cache
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Projectiles written by Bernard Cache and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Architecture categories.
Bernard Cache is the principal of the Paris-based practice Objectile and a noted theorist of geometry and computational ontology. This collection of ten essays brings together a number of key texts by Cache.
Tarzans In The Media Forest
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Author : Toyoo Itō
language : en
Publisher: Architecture Words
Release Date : 2011
Tarzans In The Media Forest written by Toyoo Itō and has been published by Architecture Words this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Architecture categories.
A collection of architectural writings by the prominent Japanese architect Toyo Ito, covering over 30 years of writing.
Anti Object
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Author : Kengo Kuma
language : en
Publisher: AA Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Anti Object written by Kengo Kuma and has been published by AA Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture categories.
"An 'object' is a work of architecture that is expressly cut off from its environment. Objects are not exclusive to any particular architectural style, but objectification has long been central to western architecture. Indeed, it might even be said to be the very strategy by which modernism succeeded in conquering the world. It is all-pervasive because it is consistent with the aim of the prevailing economic system: to transform virtually everything into a commodity.In Anti-Object, Kengo Kuma argues that this mindset prevents us from establishing a healthy relationship with the external world and suggests that an alternative form of architecture is not only desirable but possible as well. His approach is illustrated with a discussion of works by his office in which he has sought, by various tactics, to avoid objectification. The ideas embodied in these diverse projects have much in common with the Japanese tradition, not of 'monuments', but of 'weaker' buildings characterised by their use of natural light and natural materials."--Publisher's website.
Dictionary Of Architecture And Building Construction
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Author : Nikolas Davies
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008
Dictionary Of Architecture And Building Construction written by Nikolas Davies and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture categories.
With more than 20,000 words and terms individually defined, the Dictionary offers huge coverage for anyone studying or working in architecture, construction or any of the built environment fields. The innovative and detailed cross-referencing system allows readers to track down elusive definitions from general subject headings. Starting from only the vaguest idea of the word required, a reader can quickly track down precisely the term they are looking for. The book is illustrated with stunning drawings that provide a visual as well as a textual definition of both key concepts and subtle differences in meaning. Davies and Jokiniemi's work sets a new standard for reference books for all those interested in the buildings that surround us. To browse the book and to see how this title is an invaluable resource for both students and professionals alike, visit www.architectsdictionary.com.
Forty Ways To Think About Architecture
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Author : Iain Borden
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2014-08-11
Forty Ways To Think About Architecture written by Iain Borden and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-11 with Architecture categories.
How do we think about architecture historically and theoretically? Forty Ways to Think about Architecture provides an introduction to some of the wide-ranging ways in which architectural history and theory are being approached today. The inspiration for this project is the work of Adrian Forty, Professor of Architectural History at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL), who has been internationally renowned as the UK’s leading academic in the discipline for 40 years. Forty’s many publications, notably Objects of Desire (1986), Words and Buildings (2000) and Concrete and Culture (2012), have been crucial to opening up new approaches to architectural history and theory and have helped to establish entirely new areas of study. His teaching at The Bartlett has enthused a new generation about the exciting possibilities of architectural history and theory as a field. This collection takes in a total of 40 essays covering key subjects, ranging from memory and heritage to everyday life, building materials and city spaces. As well as critical theory, philosophy, literature and experimental design, it refers to more immediate and topical issues in the built environment, such as globalisation, localism, regeneration and ecologies. Concise and engaging entries reflect on architecture from a range of perspectives. Contributors include eminent historians and theorists from elsewhere – such as Jean-Louis Cohen, Briony Fer, Hilde Heynen, Mary McLeod, Griselda Pollock, Penny Sparke and Anthony Vidler – as well as Forty’s colleagues from the Bartlett School of Architecture including Iain Borden, Murray Fraser, Peter Hall, Barbara Penner, Jane Rendell and Andrew Saint. Forty Ways to Think about Architecture also features contributions from distinguished architects, such as Tony Fretton, Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth, and well-known critics and architectural writers, such as Tom Dyckhoff, William Menking and Thomas Weaver. Many of the contributors are former students of Adrian Forty. Through these diverse essays, readers are encouraged to think about how architectural history and theory relates to their own research and design practices, thus using the work of Adrian Forty as a catalyst for fresh and innovative thinking about architecture as a subject.
Writing Design
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Author : Grace Lees-Maffei
language : en
Publisher: Berg
Release Date : 2012-01-17
Writing Design written by Grace Lees-Maffei and has been published by Berg this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-17 with Design categories.
Explains how important language is to understanding design, how a range of texts - from design criticism to instructions and labels - shape the appreciation and use of design.