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Meaning in Architecture
Edité par
Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1970
ISBN 10 : 0214667979
ISBN 13 : 9780214667978
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Vendeur : Paisleyhaze Books, New Hartford, CT, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Barrie & Jenkins hardcover in dust jacket, 1970 printing; name on front endpaper, pages 11-75 have some light pencil underlining/marginalia, price-clipped jacket has wear and a one inch edge tear at top of spine, fore-edge has foxing, binding sturdy; (Good/Good). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers. NOT ex-library junk! Jacket is orange with black and white printing. N° de réf. du vendeur B455
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Meaning In Architecture
Edité par
Barrie and Jenkins, 1970
ISBN 10 : 0214667979
ISBN 13 : 9780214667978
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Couverture rigide
Vendeur : Crappy Old Books, Barry, Royaume-Uni
Évaluation du vendeur 5 sur 5 étoiles
Hardback. Etat : Near Fine. Ah, Meaning in Architecture (1970) ? that wonderfully earnest moment when buildings stopped being ?places to live or work? and started being ?statements about the human condition, preferably with footnotes.? In this quietly ambitious volume, Charles Jencks and George Baird invite you into a world where a wall is never just a wall, a window is practically a philosophical argument, and a staircase may or may not be critiquing capitalism. This is not a book that asks ?Does it keep the rain out?? ? it asks ?What does rain mean ?? and expects you to sit with that. Emerging from the fertile intellectual soil of late-1960s architectural theory, it captures the exact moment when modernism was being politely but firmly interrogated, and postmodernism was clearing its throat in the wings. If you?ve ever looked at a concrete building and wondered whether it was silently judging you, this book confirms: yes, it probably is. Physically, this particular copy is almost suspiciously well-preserved ? the kind of near-fine condition that suggests it may have spent much of its life being admired rather than read (a fate not uncommon for architectural theory). It comes wrapped in an archival plastic jacket, which has done its job a little too enthusiastically: over time, it has tightened its grip like an overprotective curator, gently warping the boards and book block. It?s noticeable, certainly, but not disastrous ? more of a subtle architectural intervention than a structural failure. One might even argue it adds a layer of ?meaning,? though Jencks would probably insist on a 20-page essay before agreeing. Inside, however, it?s a delight ? crisp, clean, and almost untouched, as though waiting patiently for someone brave enough to decode it. Whether you?re an architecture enthusiast, a collector of intellectual curiosities, or simply someone who enjoys the idea that buildings might be thinking deeper thoughts than you are, this is a quietly fascinating addition to the shelf. Sold, naturally, by Crappy Old Books ? where even slightly warped philosophy still stands up remarkably well. N° de réf. du vendeur 6252
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Meaning in Architecture
Edité par
G. Braziller / Barrie Jenkins, 1970
ISBN 10 : 0214667979
ISBN 13 : 9780214667978
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Vendeur : Mooney's bookstore, Den Helder, Pays-Bas
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Etat : Very Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 9CF1A4A412CD6AF
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EUR 564,41
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