Architecture The Natural And The Man Made
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Architecture
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Author : Vincent Scully
language : en
Publisher: St Martins Press
Release Date : 1993
Architecture written by Vincent Scully and has been published by St Martins Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Architecture categories.
Scully is a pioneer of 20th century architecture. This volume is the grand sum of his career. It is not only the history of great edifices, but also a book that explores the unique dialogue between human beings and their buildings and the natural world. 500 color/bandw photos.
Architecture The Natural And The Man Made
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Author : Vincent Scully
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Architecture The Natural And The Man Made written by Vincent Scully and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with categories.
Architecture
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Author : Vincent Joseph Scully
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Architecture written by Vincent Joseph Scully and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with categories.
Modern Architecture And Other Essays
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Author : Vincent Scully
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2003
Modern Architecture And Other Essays written by Vincent Scully and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Architecture categories.
Vincent Scully has shaped not only how we view the evolution of architecture in the twentieth century but also the course of that evolution itself. Combining the modes of historian and critic in unique and compelling ways--with an audience that reaches from students and scholars to professional architects and ardent amateurs--Scully has profoundly influenced the way architecture is thought about and made. This extensively illustrated and elegantly designed volume distills Scully's incalculable contribution. Neil Levine, a former student of Scully's, selects twenty essays that reveal the breadth and depth of Scully's work from the 1950s through the 1990s. The pieces are included for their singular contribution to our understanding of modern architecture as well as their relative unavailability to current readers. Levine offers a perceptive overview of Scully's distinguished career and introduces each essay, skillfully setting the scholarly and cultural scene. The selections address almost all of modern architecture's major themes and together go a long way toward defining what constitutes the contemporary experience of architecture and urbanism. Each is characteristically Scully--provocative, yet precise in detail and observation, written with passionate clarity. They document Scully's seminal views on the relationship between the natural and the built environment and trace his progressively intense concern with the fabric of the street and of our communities. The essays also highlight Scully's engagement with the careers of so many of the twentieth century's most significant architects, from Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn to Robert Venturi. In the tradition of great intellectual biographies, this finely made book chronicles our most influential architectural historian and critic. It is a gift to architecture and its history.
Nature And The Idea Of A Man Made World
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Author : Norman Crowe
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1997-01-22
Nature And The Idea Of A Man Made World written by Norman Crowe and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-22 with Architecture categories.
Over the course of this century, nature has increasingly been relegated to the province of environmentalists while cities and towns have been turned over to developers and planners. Norman Crowe seeks to overcome this division into the respective realms of specialists by recognizing the independence of both the natural and the manmade through an understanding of the often hidden roots of the world we contrive for ourselves. Crowe argues that we have lost a vital balance by neglecting our traditional motives for building in the first place. He argues for a symbiotic theory of man's making and nature's activity that views the built environment as a form of nature, one that nourishes the generative power as well as other enduring qualities of nature. In this sweeping view of architecture and urbanism across cultural boundaries, Crowe evaluates the connections between the natural and manmade in our towns and cities, farms and gardens, architecture and works of civil engineering. He draws on the lessons to be learned from the buildings and cities of the past in restoring critical traditional values that have been lost to modernism which tends to see the built world almost exclusively through the abstractions of postenlightenment science. Crowe's starting point is indigenous architecture, the origins of our cities and towns where the first geometries were imposed on nature. He traces our separation from nature over time, from the long period of human history when nature served as a paradigm for creation. The first chapter considers the psychological and practical origins for the practice of what amounts to building an "alternative" nature. Crowe then explores the likely historical roots of this world and investigates our intrinsic quest for unity, the ancient idea that we are responsible for maintaining a harmony between ourselves, what we make, and nature. He traces the effect of our responses to the passing of time and the inevitability of change in the built world and then considers its opposite, the quest for timelessness in response to the inevitability of time passing. Crowe concludes by looking at the idea of the city as the culminating expression of all of these characteristic responses to nature that manifest themselves in what we build.
Origins Of Form
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Author : Christopher Williams
language : en
Publisher: Architectural Book Publishing
Release Date : 2013-05-10
Origins Of Form written by Christopher Williams and has been published by Architectural Book Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-10 with Architecture categories.
Origins of Form is about the shape of things. What limits the height of a tree? Why is a large ship or office building more efficient than a small one? What is the similarity between a human rib cage and an airplane or a bison and a cantilevered bridge? How might we plan for things to improve as they are used instead of wearing out? The author has chosen eight criteria that constitute the major influences on three-dimensional form. These criteria comprise the eight chapters of the book: each looks at form from entirely different viewpoints. The products of both nature and man are examined and compared. This book will make readers—especially those who design and build—aware of their physical environment and how to break away from previously held assumptions and indifference about the ways forms in our human environment have evolved. It shows better ways to do things. The author’s practical, no-nonsense approach and his exquisite drawings, done especially for this volume, provide a clear understanding of what can and cannot be; how big or small an object should be, of what material it will be made, how its function will relate to its design, how its use will change it, and what laws will influence its development. The facts and information were gathered from many sources: the areas of mechanics, structure, and materials; geology, biology, anthropology, paleobiology, morphology and others. These are standard facts in these areas of specialization, but they are also essential to the designer’s overall knowledge and understanding of form. The result is an invaluable work for students, designers, architects, and planners, and an informed introduction to a fascinating subject for laymen.
Artificial Nature Architecture
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Author : Luis de Garrido
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Artificial Nature Architecture written by Luis de Garrido 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.
Luis de Garrido is pioneering a new architectural concept: Artificial Nature. An artificial eco-system incorporating manmade artefacts and buildings with its own rules and which evolves alongside the natural eco-system.
Designing With Nature
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Author : Ken Yeang
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 1995
Designing With Nature written by Ken Yeang and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Architecture categories.
A timely, incisive book providing a comprehensive framework for designing buildings that work with nature. Offering a compelling case for ecological design, it provides architects and designers with a full understanding of the impact that their work has on the natural environment, as well as what can be done to mitigate the damage man-made structures inflict on the natural environment.
Introduction To Natural And Man Made Disasters And Their Effects On Buildings
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Author : Roxanna McDonald
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-06-01
Introduction To Natural And Man Made Disasters And Their Effects On Buildings written by Roxanna McDonald and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-01 with Architecture categories.
This is a comprehensive guide to all types of natural and man made disasters and their effect on buildings. It gives overall guidance and a basic technical understanding of prevention, mitigation and management of disaster, and outlines a checklist of preventive design elements for each situation. Every category is illustrated with a case study which pin points the essential information that is crucial to architects and engineers in designing buildings with disaster prevention in mind. The aim of the book is to give a clear understanding of the nature of events and problems, and to enable readers to respond with knowledge to the unique demands placed on their designs. A special emphasis is also placed on re-building as an opportunity to start again. For the specialists this is a process of constant learning and improving techniques in the light of events past.
Man Made America Chaos Or Control
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Author : Christopher Tunnard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Man Made America Chaos Or Control written by Christopher Tunnard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Architecture categories.