Thinking about Architecture /anglais - Couverture souple

Davies, Colin

 
9781856697552: Thinking about Architecture /anglais
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 185669755X ISBN 13 : 9781856697552
Editeur : Laurence King Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp certain basic concepts such as representation, form and space. The aim of this book is to provide designers, teachers, students, and interested laypersons with a set of ideas that will enrich their conversation, their writing, and above all their thinking about architecture. Written in a conversational style, it introduces difficult concepts gradually, step-by-step. Architectural theorists and philosophers are mentioned in passing and their works are listed in the bibliography, but they are not the subject of the book. Architecture, rather than philosophy, is at the centre of the picture. The aim is to enable the reader to understand architecture in all its aspects, rather than to learn the names of particular theorists. The book is divided into eight chapters, each covering a particular aspect of architecture. Thinking about Architecture will be an invaluable standard introduction to architectural theory for architecture students, practising architects and interested general readers.

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À propos de l?auteur

Colin Davies is Professor of Architectural Theory at London Metropolitan University and the author of several books, including High Tech Architecture, The Prefabricated Home and Key Houses of the Twentieth Century (Laurence King, 2006). He has also written monographs on the work of Michael Hopkins, Nicholas Grimshaw and Norman Foster, and contributes to architectural journals worldwide.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp certain basic concepts such as representation, form and space. The aim of this book is to provide designers, teachers, students, and interested laypersons with a set of ideas that will enrich their conversation, their writing, and above all their thinking about architecture. Written in a conversational style, it introduces difficult concepts gradually, step-by-step. Architectural theorists and philosophers are mentioned in passing and their works are listed in the bibliography, but they are not the subject of the book. Architecture, rather than philosophy, is at the centre of the picture. The aim is to enable the reader to understand architecture in all its aspects, rather than to learn the names of particular theorists. The book is divided into eight chapters, each covering a particular aspect of architecture. Thinking about Architecture will be an invaluable standard introduction to architectural theory for architecture students, practising architects and interested general readers.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Laurence King Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
185669755X
ISBN 13 
9781856697552
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible