The Architecture Of Edwin Maxwell Fry And Jane Drew
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The Architecture Of Edwin Maxwell Fry And Jane Drew
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Author : Iain Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-16
The Architecture Of Edwin Maxwell Fry And Jane Drew written by Iain Jackson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-16 with Architecture categories.
Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew were pioneers of Modern Architecture in Britain and its former colonies from the late 1920s through to the early 1970s. As a barometer of twentieth century architecture, their work traces the major cultural developments of that century from the development of modernism, its spread into the late-colonial arena and finally, to its re-evaluation that resulted in a more expressive, formalist approach in the post-war era. This book thoroughly examines Fry and Drew's highly influential 'Tropical Architecture' in West Africa and India, whilst also discussing their British work, such as their post World War II projects for the Festival of Britain, Harlow New Town, Pilkington Brothers’ Headquarters and Coychurch Crematorium. It highlights the collaborative nature of Fry and Drew's work, including schemes undertaken with Elizabeth Denby, Walter Gropius, Denys Lasdun, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. Positioning their architecture, writing and educational endeavours within a wider context, this book illustrates the significant artistic and cultural contributions made by Fry and Drew throughout their lengthy careers.
Documenting Chandigarh
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Author : Kiran Joshi
language : en
Publisher: Mapin
Release Date : 1999
Documenting Chandigarh written by Kiran Joshi and has been published by Mapin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Architecture categories.
Conceived soon after Independence, Chandigarh, the new capital for India''s Punjab province, has become a landmark of modernism and an unusual experiment in comprehensive civic design. This book records the various built elements of the city.'
Maxwell Fry And Jane Drew Tropical Source Book
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Author : Iain Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Maxwell Fry And Jane Drew Tropical Source Book written by Iain Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Tropical Architecture
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Author : Maxwell Fry
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date : 1964
Tropical Architecture written by Maxwell Fry and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Architecture categories.
In the dry and humid zones
Tropical Toolbox
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Author : Jacopo Galli
language : en
Publisher: LetteraVentidue Edizioni
Release Date : 2022-03-24
Tropical Toolbox written by Jacopo Galli and has been published by LetteraVentidue Edizioni this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-24 with Architecture categories.
Edwin Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew are two key figures of British architecture in the second half of the twentieth century, their most important work was the book Tropical Architecture in the Dry and Humid Zones, a manual compiled from the experience acquired in Ghana and Nigeria between 1949 and 1960. The manual is the formalisation of a design method specific for tropical areas, the search for a renewed rooting of modern architecture, not based on formal research or the revival of folkloric themes, but on the close relationship between environmental support and anthropic intervention. The design method has its roots in African colonial history and was the result of a long process of adaptation of Western modernist ideas to the extreme climatic conditions of the African continent. A cosmopolitan localism based on the application of science in humanistic terms and capable of combining global and local dimensions was translated into an approach that respected the deep roots of tradition while providing innovation in terms of architectural solutions.
Village Housing In The Tropics
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Author : Jane Drew
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-26
Village Housing In The Tropics written by Jane Drew and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-26 with Architecture categories.
Tropical Architecture, although now a highly contested and debated term, is the name given to European modern architecture that has been modified to suit the climatic and sometimes cultural context of hot countries. These hot countries were labelled ‘the tropics’ and were often European colonies, or countries that had recently won their independence. Fry & Drew’s book, written on the threshold of the end of the British Empire, was one of the first publications to offer practical advice to architects working in ‘the tropics’, based on the empirical studies they conducted whilst based in British West Africa during the Second World War. The book with its numerous illustrations, plans and easy to follow explanations became a key manual for all architects working in hot climates, and in particular those tasked with designing dwellings and small town plans. Although the Royal Engineers and Schools of Tropical Medicine had long been designing and campaigning for better planning, improved sanitation and had for example developed methods of cross-ventilation, this book became an instant hit. ‘Tropical Architecture’ suddenly bloomed into its own distinct canon, and by 1955 the Architectural Association had set up a course specialising in tropical architecture, led for a short time by Fry. Village Housing in the Tropics had a significant impact when it was written on a profession that had had little guidance on working in hot climates and on architecture students and universities who began to modify their courses to accommodate different conditions. Although from a post-colonial perspective many scholars now associate this architecture as being a continuation of the Imperial mission, this does not reduce the significance of the publication. Indeed, Tropical Architecture is regarded as being the forerunner to ‘green architecture’, developing passive low energy buildings that are tailored to suit their climate and built with local materials.
Europeanization In The Twentieth Century
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Author : Martin Conway
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Release Date : 2010-10-29
Europeanization In The Twentieth Century written by Martin Conway and has been published by Palgrave MacMillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-29 with History categories.
This book presents a multi-authored study of europeanisation across the twentieth century from the First World War to the present day.
The Architecture Of Luxury
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Author : Annette Condello
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-16
The Architecture Of Luxury written by Annette Condello and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-16 with Architecture categories.
Over the past century, luxury has been increasingly celebrated in the sense that it is no longer a privilege (or attitude) of the European elite or America’s leisure class. It has become more ubiquitous and now, practically everyone can experience luxury, even luxury in architecture. Focusing on various contexts within Western Europe, Latin America and the United States, this book traces the myths and application of luxury within architecture, interiors and designed landscapes. Spanning from antiquity to the modern era, it sets out six historical categories of luxury - Sybaritic, Lucullan, architectural excess, rustic, neoEuropean and modern - and relates these to the built and unbuilt environment, taking different cultural contexts and historical periods into consideration. It studies some of the ethical questions raised by the nature of luxury in architecture and discusses whether architectural luxury is an unqualified benefit or something which should only be present within strict limits. The author argues how the ideas of permissible and impermissible luxury have informed architecture and how these notions of ethical approval have changed from one context to another. Providing voluptuous settings for the nobles and the leisure class, luxury took the form of not only grand palaces, but also follies, country and suburban houses, private or public entertainment venues and ornate skyscrapers with fast lifts. The Architecture of Luxury proposes that in Western societies the growth of the leisure classes and their desire for various settings for pleasure resulted in a constantly increasing level of ’luxury’ sought within everyday architecture.
The Architecture Of Industry
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Author : Mathew Aitchison
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-16
The Architecture Of Industry written by Mathew Aitchison and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-16 with Architecture categories.
From the Rust Belt to Silicon Valley, the intersection between architecture and industry has provided a rich and evolving source for historians of architecture. In a historical context, industrial architecture evokes the smoking factories of the nineteenth century or Fordist production complexes of the twentieth century. This book documents the changing nature of industrial building and planning from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Drawing on research from the United States, Europe and Australia, this collection of essays highlights key moments in industrial architecture and planning representative of the wider paradigms in the field. Areas of analysis include industrial production, factories, hydroelectricity, aerospace, logistics, finance, scientific research and mining. The selected case studies serve to highlight architectural and planning innovations in industry and their contributions to wider cultural and societal currents. This richly illustrated collection will be of interest for a wide range of built environment studies, incorporating findings from both historical and theoretical scholarship and design research.
A Genealogy Of Tropical Architecture
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Author : Jiat-Hwee Chang
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-28
A Genealogy Of Tropical Architecture written by Jiat-Hwee Chang and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-28 with Architecture categories.
A Genealogy of Tropical Architecture traces the origins of tropical architecture to nineteenth century British colonial architectural knowledge and practices. It uncovers how systematic knowledge and practices on building and environmental technologies in the tropics were linked to military technologies, medical theories and sanitary practices, and were manifested in colonial building types such as military barracks, hospitals and housing. It also explores the various ways these colonial knowledge and practices shaped post-war techno scientific research and education in climatic design and modern tropical architecture. Drawing on the interdisciplinary scholarships on postcolonial studies, science studies, and environmental history, Jiat-Hwee Chang argues that tropical architecture was inextricably entangled with the socio-cultural constructions of tropical nature, and the politics of colonial governance and postcolonial development in the British colonial and post-colonial networks. By bringing to light new historical materials through formidable research and tracing the history of tropical architecture beyond what is widely considered today as its "founding moment" in the mid-twentieth century, this important and original book revises our understanding of colonial built environment. It also provides a new historical framework that significantly bears upon contemporary concerns with climatic design and sustainable architecture. This book is an essential resource for understanding tropical architecture and its various contemporary manifestations. Its in-depth discussion and path breaking insights will be invaluable to specialists, academics, students and practitioners.