Author : Huub Maas
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 24,47 MB
Release : 2008-02-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 1847532640
Explores buildings and the various aspects that define them, such as the floors, the walls, the roofs and ceilings, the inside and the outside, and decoration.
Author : Francis D. K. Ching
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 29,30 MB
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1118142063
A survey of the built environment distills the work of legendary author and illustrator Francis D. K. Ching into a single volume Introduction to Architecture presents the essential texts and drawings of Francis D. K. Ching for those new to architecture and design. With his typical highly graphic approach, this is the first introductory text from Ching that surveys the design of spaces, buildings, and cities. In an easy to understand format, readers will explore the histories and theories of architecture, design elements and process, and the technical aspects of the contemporary profession of architecture. The book explains the experience and practice of architecture and allied disciplines for future professionals, while those who love the beauty of architecture drawing will delight in the gorgeous illustrations included. Overview of the issues and practices of architecture in an all-in-one introductory text Includes new chapters and introductory essays by James Eckler, and features more than 1,000 drawings throughout Professor Ching is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, all published by Wiley; his works have been translated into 16 languages and are regarded as classics for their renowned graphical presentation For those pursuing a career in architecture or anyone who loves architectural design and drawing, Introduction to Architecture presents a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide to the subject.
Author : Hazel Conway
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780415320597
A comprehensive introduction to architecture and architectural history and exceptional in its approach, this book explores architecture in relation to history and the wider context of cultures, conservation and the environment.
Author : Paulette Singley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 21,60 MB
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0429557450
How to Read Architecture is based on the fundamental premise that reading and interpreting architecture is something we already do, and that close observation matters. This book enhances this skill so that given an unfamiliar building, you will have the tools to understand it and to be inspired by it. Author Paulette Singley encourages you to misread, closely read, conventionally read, and unconventionally read architecture to stimulate your creative process. This book explores three essential ways to help you understand architecture: reading a building from the outside-in, from the inside-out, and from the position of out-and-out, or formal, architecture. This book erodes boundaries between the frequently compartmentalized fields of interior design, landscape design, and building design with chapters exploring concepts of terroir, scenography, criticality, atmosphere, tectonics, inhabitation, type, form, and enclosure. Using examples and case studies that span a wide range of historical and global precedents, Singley addresses the complex interaction among the ways a building engages its context, addresses its performative exigencies, and operates as an autonomous aesthetic object. Including over 300 images, this book is an essential read for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of architecture with a global focus on the interpretation of buildings in their context.
Author : Hazel Conway
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 2006-03-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1134360533
A comprehensive introduction to architecture and architectural history and exceptional in its approach, this book explores architecture as a current practice in relation to history and in relation to the wider context of cultures, conservation and the environment. This new edition brings in the new emphasis on sustainability, urbanism, urban regeneration and cultural identity, in order to take a holistic approach to the subject of architecture. Highly illustrated, this book enables the reader to make sense of the experience of architecture and the built environment by understanding more about the form, construction, meaning and history of the subject.
Author : Colin Davies
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,14 MB
Release : 2011-10-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 178067550X
In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp such basic concepts as representation, form and space. The aim of this book is to provide teachers, students, practising architects and general readers with a set of ideas that will enrich their conversation, their writing, and above all their thinking about architecture. The book is divided into eight chapters, each covering a particular aspect of architecture, and introduces difficult concepts gradually. 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. Written in a conversational style, Thinking about Architecture is an invaluable and accessible standard introduction to architectural theory.
Author : Le Corbusier
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 37,61 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780817661885
Author : DJM van der Voordt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 14,67 MB
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1136428399
This unique book discusses programming, design and building evaluation providing a ‘joined up’ approach to building design. By linking the functional and architectonic qualities of a building, the authors show the practical implications of the utility value of buildings. Starting by looking at how the relationship between form and function has been dealt with by different approaches to architecture from a historical perspective, it goes on to discuss how the desired functional quality and utility value of a building can be expressed in a brief and given a physical form by the architect. Finally, it advises on how to carry out post-occupancy evaluation and provides the architect with methods and techniques for testing whether the intended utility value of a building has been achieved.
Author : Anne Griswold Tyng
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,96 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Architectural design
ISBN : 9780884541219
Anne Tyng: Inhabiting Geometry presents the sculptural works of the visionary architect, theorist, and pioneer of habitable space-frame architecture. After working closely with Louis Kahn and influencing many of his major works, Tyng went on to independently conduct a life-long study of advanced geometry, mathematical forms, and their application to built forms in a range of scales. The 2011 exhibition, presented at the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia and Graham Foundation in Chicago, featured room-size models of five platonic solids created in collaboration with architect Srdjan Weiss. Project Projects designed a catalogue with documentation from both installations, in addition to supplementary materials, including drawings, plans, models, and an illustrated timeline of Tyng's significant life and work.
Author : Magali Bodart
Publisher : Presses univ. de Louvain
Page : 917 pages
File Size : 39,97 MB
Release : 2011-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 2874632767
This book of Proceedings presents the latest thinking and research in the rapidly evolving world of architecture and sustainable development through 255 selected papers by authors coming from over 60 countries.
