03030nam 2200697Ia 450 991086659140332120200520144314.09786612450426978128245042412824504259781861895332186189533X(CKB)1000000000799433(EBL)475109(OCoLC)650003877(SSID)ssj0000335080(PQKBManifestationID)12081846(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335080(PQKBWorkID)10272918(PQKB)10479663(MiAaPQ)EBC475109(Perlego)792457(EXLCZ)99100000000079943319990914d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe beehive metaphor from Gaudi to Le Corbusier /Juan Antonio Ramirez ; translated by Alexander R. TullochLondon Reaktion20001 online resource (176 p.)Essays in art and culture"Originally published in Spain by Ediciones Siruela, S.A. under the title La metafora de la colmena. De Gaudi a Le Corbusier"--T.p. verso.9781861890566 1861890567 Includes bibliographical references.The Beehive Metaphor Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Rustic Beehive, Rational Beehive; 2 Working Beehive, Mystical Beehive; 3 Symbolist Beehive, Artistic Beehive; 4 Transparent Beehive, Spiritual Beehive; 5 Mechanical Beehive, Social Beehive; ReferencesSince time immemorial, bees have been associated with all manner of virtues. The beehive has served as the model for an ideal society, while honey and wax have provided the basis for countless positive metaphors of sweetness and productivity. The natural architecture created by bees in their hives can be said to approach perfection. In The Beehive Metaphor, Juan Antonio Ramírez shows how this lucid modular structure had a considerable influence on the architects and artists who founded the Modern movement. Models from both traditional and ""modern"" or ""rational"" apiculture wereEssays in art and culture (London, England)ArchitectureEuropeHistory20th centuryThemes, motivesArchitectureEuropeThemes, motivesBeehivesBees in artSymbolism in architectureArchitectureHistoryThemes, motives.ArchitectureThemes, motives.Beehives.Bees in art.Symbolism in architecture.720720.1Ramírez Juan Antonio421095Ramirez Juan Antonio1948-2009.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910866591403321The beehive metaphor4186869UNINA