Книги автора McCarter Robert
Название: Understanding Architecture
Жанр: Phaidon Press
Год: 2013
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Intended both as an introductory text for students and professionals in the field as well as an accessible read for the general public, Understanding Architecture addresses the basic principles of architecture. The volume is organized in 12 series of chapters based on a key architectural themes — including space, time, matter, gravity, light, silence, dwelling, ritual, memory, landscape, and place. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay, and includes a wide variety of historical examples from around the world, followed by in-depth analysis of 6 key buildings that further exemplify the theme of that chapter. By combining a broad historical sweep with a jargon-free architectural study of space and the direct experience of architecture, this volume is a unique introduction to the experience of architecture.
Жанр: Phaidon Press
Год: 2013
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This volume brings together the most important essays on and by Frank Lloyd Wright, described by the American Institute of Architects as the greatest American architect of all time, as well as providing an overview of the very principles that are at the foundation of great architecture.
Название: Aalto
Жанр: Phaidon Press
Год: 2014
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A covetable new study on the work of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, one of the twentieth-centuries most popular and accessible masters. Clear, concise and compact, this complete overview of Aalto explores all his major works, including their environmental, cultural and social contexts.
