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Autore |
LaVine Lance |
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Titolo |
Mechanics and meaning in architecture / / Lance LaVine |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2001 |
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0-8166-9098-7 |
0-8166-3477-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 207 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Architecture and technology |
Architecture - Technological innovations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-199) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part I: The Reconciliation of Mechanics and Meaning in Architectural Thought Part II: Mechanics and Meaning in Four Houses Conclusion: Metaphorical Technology |
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In Mechanics and Meaning in Architecture, Lance LaVine shows that in architecture, as practiced and taught today, the technological aspect of the profession—how weight is distributed, how heat flow is regulated, and how light is permitted to enter—has bee. |
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