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Sources of Architectural Form: A Critical History of Western Design Theory - Couverture souple

Gelernter, Mark

 
9780719041297: Sources of Architectural Form: A Critical History of Western Design Theory
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0719041295 ISBN 13 : 9780719041297
Editeur : Manchester University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Sources of Architectural Form provides a critical history of Western architecture theory from the ancient world to the present day. It focuses on design theory's central question: how does the architect generate architectural form? Theorists necessarily tackle this fundamental question in order to explain a number of puzzling issues including the origins of style, the persistence of tradition and the role of genius.This book describes the major design theories in eight chronological periods, conveying their flavour with contemporary quotations. Each theory is analysed for its strengths and weaknesses. Gelernter identifies an important relationship between theories of design and theories of knowledge, and so explains and analyses each period's dominant epistemological concepts. Contemporary theorists of education are also examined, as many theorists from Vitruvius to Gropius included precepts for teaching as integral components of their ideas.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mark Gelernter is Professor of Architecture in the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado.

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Éditeur
Manchester University Press
Date d'édition
1995
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0719041295
ISBN 13 
9780719041297
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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