Meaning In Architecture
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Meaning In Architecture
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Author : Charles Jencks
language : en
Publisher: London : Barrie & Rockliff the Cresset P
Release Date : 1970
Meaning In Architecture written by Charles Jencks and has been published by London : Barrie & Rockliff the Cresset P this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Architecture categories.
Materials And Meaning In Architecture
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Author : Nathaniel Coleman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-02-20
Materials And Meaning In Architecture written by Nathaniel Coleman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-20 with Architecture categories.
Interweaving architecture, philosophy and cultural history, Materials and Meaning in Architecture develops a rich and multi-dimensional exploration of materials and materiality, in an age when architectural practice seems otherwise preoccupied with image and visual representation. Arguing that architecture is primarily experienced by the whole body, rather than chiefly with the eyes, this broad-ranging study shows how the most engaging built works are as tactile as they are sensuous, communicating directly with the bodily senses, especially touch. It explores the theme of 'material imagination' and the power of establishing 'place identity' in an architect's work, to consider the enduring expressive possibilities of material use in architecture. The book's chapters can be dipped into, each individual chapter providing close readings of built works by selected modern masters (Scarpa, Zumthor, Williams and Tsien), insights into key texts and theories (Ruskin, Loos, Bachelard), or short cultural histories of materials (wood, brick, concrete, steel, and glass). And yet, taken together, the chapters build to a powerful book-length argument about how meaning accrues to materials through time, and about the need to reinsert the bodily experience of materiality into architectural design. It is thus also, in part, a manifesto: arguing for architecture to act as a bulwark against the tide of an increasingly depersonalised built environment. With insights for a wide range of readers, ranging from students through to researchers and professional designers, Materials and Meaning in Architecture will cause theorists to rethink their assumptions and designers to see new potential for their projects.
Mechanics And Meaning In Architecture
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Author : Lance LaVine
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2001
Mechanics And Meaning In Architecture written by Lance LaVine and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Architecture categories.
In Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture, Lance LaVine shows that in architecture, as practiced and taught today, the technological aspect of the profession -- how weight is distributed, how heat flow is regulated, and how light is permitted to enter -- has been ceded to engineers and other technical specialists. And in doing so, he argues, architects have lost sight of one of architecture's most important purposes, that of providing a literal and figurative window onto the world. As a technology of habitation, architecture should give people both a practical and a metaphorical understanding of their relationship with nature. For LaVine, this knowledge emanates from a sensual understanding of the natural world as a "felt force". At its most basic level, architecture demands an understanding of and response to the natural forces of gravity, climate, and sunlight. At the center of Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture are case studies of four very different houses: a Finnish log farmhouse from the nineteenth century; Charles Moore's house in Orinda, California; Tadao Ando's Wall House in Japan; and Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye near Paris. Through his imaginative readings of structures, LaVine highlights how the architects involved have used the oldest and most fundamental architectural technologies -- walls, floors, ceilings, columns, beams, and windows -- in ways that offer creative responses to the natural world and humanity's place in it. Clearly, architects are comfortable with the practical and aesthetic components of their profession. With this book, Lance LaVine encourages them also to understand what makes their use of technology unique and essential, and to reclaim the naturalworld for meaningful interpretation in their design of buildings.
Meaning In Architecture Edited By Charles Jencks George Baird
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Author : Charles JENCKS (and BAIRD (George) Assistant Professor of Architecture.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Meaning In Architecture Edited By Charles Jencks George Baird written by Charles JENCKS (and BAIRD (George) Assistant Professor of Architecture.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
Architect S Illustrated Pocket Dictionary
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Author : Nikolas Davies
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2011
Architect S Illustrated Pocket Dictionary written by Nikolas Davies and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Architecture categories.
This pocket-sized Dictionary offers huge coverage for the 40,000+ people studying or working in architecture, construction or any of the built environment fields. From Abaciscus to Zophorus, the reader is able to 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. Compact and affordable; Davies and Jokiniemi's work is the miniature version of the Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction. The Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary can be used on site or quickly at the desk and is suitable for all those interested in the buildings that surround us.
Explorations In The Meaning Of Architecture
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Author : Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Explorations In The Meaning Of Architecture written by Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Architecture categories.
The Meaning Of Modern Architecture
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Author : Hans Rudolf Morgenthaler
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-09
The Meaning Of Modern Architecture written by Hans Rudolf Morgenthaler and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-09 with Architecture categories.
Using empathy, as established by the Vienna School of Art History, complemented by insights on how the mind processes visual stimuli, as demonstrated by late 19th-century psychologists and art theorists, this book puts forward an innovative interpretative method of decoding the forms and spaces of Modern buildings. This method was first developed as scholars realized that the new abstract art appearing needed to be analysed differently than the previous figurative works. Since architecture experienced a similar development in the 1920s and 30s, this book argues that the empathetic method can also be used in architectural interpretation. While most existing scholarship tends to focus on formal and functional analysis, this book proposes that Modern architecture is too diverse to be reduced to a few common formal or ornamental features. Instead, by relying on the viewer’s innate psycho-physiological perceptive abilities, sensual and intuitive understandings of composition, form, and space are emphasized. These aspects are especially significant because Modern Architecture lacks the traditional stylistic signs. Including building analyses, it shows how, by visually reducing cubical forms and spaces to linear configurations, the exteriors and interiors of Modern buildings can be interpreted via human perceptive abilities as dynamic movement systems commensurate with the new industrial transportation age. This reveals an inner necessity these buildings express about themselves and their culture, rather than just an explanation of how they are assembled and how they should be used. The case studies highlight the contrasts between buildings designed by different architects, rather than concentrating on the few features that relate them to the zeitgeist. It analyses the buildings directly as the objects of study, not indirectly, as designs filtered through a philosophical or theoretical discourse. The book demonstrates that, with technology and science affecting culture
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.
Architecture
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Author : Christian Norberg-Schulz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Architecture written by Christian Norberg-Schulz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Architecture categories.
Meaning And Aesthetics In Architecture
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Author : self-published
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Meaning And Aesthetics In Architecture written by self-published and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Architecture categories.
Every thing we encounter has for us meaning. It is what we infer as a particular understanding of the thing. But we also provide meaning by how we live and what we produce. This implies process and result, also in architecture. Decision making is involved with judgments on theoretical and practical issues. The activities are driven by factors of purpose, context and realization. This text proceeds from explaining philosophical foundations of meaning to interpreting physical designs of architecture. At the center is design thinking which has rational and emotional components, making it profoundly aesthetic. The concept of design narratives is developed as the dialog between the content and the form of projects. The text is profusely supported by illustrations in color and hyperlinked with extensive references.