The Language Of Houses
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The Language Of Houses
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Author : Alison Lurie
language : en
Publisher: Delphinium
Release Date : 2014-08-19
The Language Of Houses written by Alison Lurie and has been published by Delphinium this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-19 with Social Science categories.
In 1981 Alison Lurie published The Language of Clothes, a meditation on costume and fashion as an expression of history, social status and individual psychology. Amusing, enlightening and full of literary allusion, the book was highly praised and widely anthologized. Now Lurie has returned with a companion book, The Language of Houses, a lucid, provocative and entertaining look at how the architecture of buildings and the spaces within them both reflect and affect the people who inhabit them. Schools, churches, government buildings, museums, prisons, hospitals, restaurants, and of course, houses and apartments—all of them speak to human experience in vital and varied ways. The Language of Houses discusses historical and regional styles and the use of materials such as stone and wood and concrete, as well as contemplating the roles of stairs and mirrors, windows and doors, tiny rooms and cathedral-like expanses, illustrating its conclusions with illuminating literary references and the comments of experts in the field. Accompanied by lighthearted original drawings, The Language of Houses is an essential and highly entertaining new contribution to the literature of modern architecture.
The Language Of Houses
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Author : Alison Lurie
language : en
Publisher: Delphinium
Release Date : 2015-09-08
The Language Of Houses written by Alison Lurie and has been published by Delphinium this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-08 with Social Science categories.
In the 1980’s, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alison Lurie wrote a meditation on clothing as an expression of history, social status and individual psychology. The Language of Clothes (Random House) came to be highly regarded in the literature of couture and design. Lurie has returned with The Language of Houses, a provocative and entertaining journey through the architecture of houses and buildings and the divided spaces within come to reflect the attitudes and purposes of the organizations and people who inhabit them. What makes a house is in the eye of the beholder, and the word can mean anything from church to office to domicile and more – and relies on the use of materials such as stone and wood and stucco and the roles of stairs and windows, tight interiors and open expanses. Structures discussed are: schools, churches, government building, museums, prisons, hospitals, restaurants, and of course, houses and homes. Filled with literary references and charming hand-drawings, Lurie’s new work will appeal to fans of Bill Bryson’s At Home, as well as provoke wide review attention for this award-winning author.
A Pattern Language
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Author : Christopher Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-09-20
A Pattern Language written by Christopher Alexander and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-20 with Architecture categories.
You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, or a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction. After a ten-year silence, Christopher Alexander and his colleagues at the Center for Environmental Structure are now publishing a major statement in the form of three books which will, in their words, "lay the basis for an entirely new approach to architecture, building and planning, which will we hope replace existing ideas and practices entirely." The three books are The Timeless Way of Building, The Oregon Experiment, and this book, A Pattern Language. At the core of these books is the idea that people should design for themselves their own houses, streets, and communities. This idea may be radical (it implies a radical transformation of the architectural profession) but it comes simply from the observation that most of the wonderful places of the world were not made by architects but by the people. At the core of the books, too, is the point that in designing their environments people always rely on certain "languages," which, like the languages we speak, allow them to articulate and communicate an infinite variety of designs within a forma system which gives them coherence. This book provides a language of this kind. It will enable a person to make a design for almost any kind of building, or any part of the built environment. "Patterns," the units of this language, are answers to design problems (How high should a window sill be? How many stories should a building have? How much space in a neighborhood should be devoted to grass and trees?). More than 250 of the patterns in this pattern language are given: each consists of a problem statement, a discussion of the problem with an illustration, and a solution. As the authors say in their introduction, many of the patterns are archetypal, so deeply rooted in the nature of things that it seemly likely that they will be a part of human nature, and human action, as much in five hundred years as they are today.
Singapore Houses
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Author : Robert Powell
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2012-03-13
Singapore Houses written by Robert Powell and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-13 with Photography categories.
Singapore Houses features top architects and designers with ideas that are stylish, contemporary, and show twenty-first century savvy. The houses in this book epitomize cutting-edge residential architecture in Singapore. they demonstrate a remarkable surge of design exploration in the city-state. Architects in Singapore are producing work with a level of refinement and sophistication that is comparable with the best in the world and one would be hard pressed to find a nation of similar size with such an abundance of accomplished young designers who have built independently. The houses include recent designs by doyens of the profession such as Sonny Chan Sau Yan, Kerry Hill and Ernesto Bedmar in addition to the firmly established "next" generation including Mok Wei Wei, Chan Soo Khian, Siew Man Kok and Richard Hassell. For those looking for new architecture or interior design ideas, Singapore Houses will surely add a unique, fresh element to their homes and projects.
How To Read Houses
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Author : Will Jones
language : en
Publisher: Herbert Press
Release Date : 2017-12-14
How To Read Houses written by Will Jones and has been published by Herbert Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-14 with Architecture, Domestic categories.
The Production Of Houses
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Author : Christopher Alexander
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Production Of Houses written by Christopher Alexander and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with House construction categories.
As an innovative thinker about building and planning, Christopher Alexander has attracted a devoted following. His seminal books--The Timeless Way of Building, A Pattern Language, and The Oregon Experiment--defined a radical and fundamently new process of environmental design. Alexander now gives us the latest book in his series--a book that puts his theories to the test and shows what sort of production system can create the kind of environment he has envisioned. The Production of Houses centers around a group of buildings which Alexander and his associates built in 1976 in northern Mexico. Each house is different and the book explains how each family helped to lay out and construct its own home according to the family's own needs and in the framework of the pattern language. Numerous diagrams and tables as well as a variety of anecdotes make the day-today process clear. The Mexican project, however, is only the starting point for a comprehensive theory of housing production. The Production of Houses describes seven principles which apply to any system of production in any part of the world for housing of any cost in any climate or culture or at any density. In the last part of the book, "The Shift of Paradigm," Alexander describes, in detail, the devastating nature of the revolution in world view which is contained in his proposal for housing construction, and its overall implications for deep-seated cultural change.
Houses In The Sun
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Author : Cathi House
language : en
Publisher: Images Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Houses In The Sun written by Cathi House and has been published by Images Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture categories.
For more than twenty-five years House + House Architects have crafted intimate, personal architecture. Cathi and Steven House's extensive travels throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America, with focused studies in the Mediterranean and Mexico, have molded
The Language Of Doors
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Author : Paulo Vicente
language : en
Publisher: Artisan Books
Release Date : 2005-01-01
The Language Of Doors written by Paulo Vicente and has been published by Artisan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Architecture categories.
A field guide to entranceways for homeowners looking to enhance the character, value, and appeal of their home looks at a variety of decorative architectural elements while illustrating nearly one hundred entrance styles that range from English Colonial to Art Deco.
Black And White
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Author : Julian Davison
language : en
Publisher: Talisman Publishing
Release Date : 2014
Black And White written by Julian Davison and has been published by Talisman Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Architecture categories.
Only book on the market that covers the architecture and interiors of these fascinating houses. Up-to-date photographs as well as in-depth archival materials. Much never-published-before information from original architects' drawings to house plans, descriptions of life in the homes and more. An established bestseller since 2005
Astrodictionary
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Author : Aja Foals
language : en
Publisher: The Astrology Network™
Release Date : 2023-01-31
Astrodictionary written by Aja Foals and has been published by The Astrology Network™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-31 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Knowing the context when interpreting Astrological Language is crucial. In this part of the Series, we look at how Astrological Language changes its meaning as it refers to or relates to each House.