The Architecture Reader: Essential Writings from Vitruvius to the Present - Couverture souple

 
9780807615805: The Architecture Reader: Essential Writings from Vitruvius to the Present
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ISBN 10 : 0807615803 ISBN 13 : 9780807615805
Editeur : George Braziller Inc, 2016

Synopsis

  • The Architecture Reader brings together for the first time texts written by architects of international esteem
  • No other compilation of architecture essays by multiple authors
  • Already a popular architecture text at prestigious universities
  • Each essay is introduced by a helpful commentary that contextualises the author and the salient issues covered in the piece


Encompassing two thousand years of building history, The Architecture Reader includes 40 key texts from Alberti, Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Gropius, Venturi, Gehry, and many more. The writings address persistent concerns in architecture and design, including the role of the architect and the relationship of architecture to nature, art, and science.

The carefully chosen texts provide a taste of the multiplicity that characterises historical and contemporary views of architecture. Krista Sykes organises the selections chronologically and introduces each with a helpful commentary, contextualising the author and the salient issues covered in the piece. The excerpts appear in a variety of formats, including interviews, manifestos, lectures and treatises, and are representative of the varied sometimes conflicting approaches to building and design. In combination, they provide a fascinating overview of significant concepts within the field of architecture.

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À propos de l?auteur

A. Krista Sykes holds a Ph.D. in Architectural Theory and History from Harvard University. She is the author of Constructing a New Agenda for Architecture and was Managing Editor of the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians.

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Éditeur
George Braziller Inc
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0807615803
ISBN 13 
9780807615805
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
304
Éditeur
Sykes A. Krista
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780807615799: The Architecture Reader: Essential Writings from Vitruvius to the Present

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  080761579X ISBN 13 :  9780807615799
Editeur : George Braziller, 2007
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