Building Time (Paperback)

Dr David Leatherbarrow

ISBN 10: 1350165182 / ISBN 13: 9781350165182

Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2020

Paperback. While most books on architecture concentrate on spatial themes, this book explores architectures temporal dimensions. Through a series of close readings of buildings, both contemporary and classic, it demonstrates the centrality of time in modern architecture, and shows why an understanding of time is critical to understanding good architecture.All buildings exist in time. Even if designed for permanence, they change, slowly but inevitably. They change use, they accrue history and meaning, they decay all of these processes are inscribed in time. So too is the path traced by the sun through a building, and the movements of the human body from room to room. Time, this book argues, is the framework for our spatial experience of architecture, and a key dimension of a buildings structure and significance. Building Time presents twelve close readings of buildings and artworks which explore this idea. Examining works by distinctive modern architects from Eileen Gray to Alvaro Siza and Wang Shu it takes the reader, in some cases literally step-by-step, through a built work, and provides insightful reflections on the importance of making space for time in architectural design.This is a book for both theorists and for architectural designers. Through it, theorists will find a way to rethink the fundamental premises and aims of design work, while designers will rediscover the order and ideas that shape the world around themits buildings, interiors, and landscapes. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781350165182

Synopsis :

Exploring the concept of time in architectural design

À propos de l?auteur: David Leatherbarrow is Professor of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, where he has taught architectural design, history, and theory since 1984. In 2020, the AIA and ASCA awarded him the prestigious Topaz Medallion for excellence in architectural education. He lectures widely and holds guest professorships in Denmark and China. His previous publishing includes 20th Century Architecture, Architecture Oriented Otherwise, Topographical Stories, Surface Architecture(with Mohsen Mostafavi), Uncommon Ground, Roots of Architectural Invention, and On Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Time.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Building Time (Paperback)
Éditeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Date d'édition : 2020
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new