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The architecture of community [[electronic resource] /] / Leon Krier ; edited by Dhiru A. Thadani & Peter J. Hetzel
| The architecture of community [[electronic resource] /] / Leon Krier ; edited by Dhiru A. Thadani & Peter J. Hetzel |
| Autore | Krier Léon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 459 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 720.1/03 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ThadaniDhiru A
HetzelPeter J |
| Soggetto topico |
Architecture and society
Architecture - Human factors Architecture - Philosophy City planning - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61091-124-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457493203321 |
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| Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The architecture of community [[electronic resource] /] / Leon Krier ; edited by Dhiru A. Thadani & Peter J. Hetzel
| The architecture of community [[electronic resource] /] / Leon Krier ; edited by Dhiru A. Thadani & Peter J. Hetzel |
| Autore | Krier Léon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 459 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 720.1/03 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ThadaniDhiru A
HetzelPeter J |
| Soggetto topico |
Architecture and society
Architecture - Human factors Architecture - Philosophy City planning - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 1-61091-124-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781440403321 |
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Krier Léon
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| Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The architecture of community / / Leon Krier ; edited by Dhiru A. Thadani & Peter J. Hetzel
| The architecture of community / / Leon Krier ; edited by Dhiru A. Thadani & Peter J. Hetzel |
| Autore | Krier Léon |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 459 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 720.1/03 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ThadaniDhiru A
HetzelPeter J |
| Soggetto topico |
Architecture and society
Architecture - Human factors Architecture - Philosophy City planning - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 1-61091-124-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Copyright Page -- Author's Note -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Robert A.M. Stern -- Preface: The Art of Making Places -- Chapter I: Aspects of Modernity -- Introduction -- Contemporary Prospects -- From Political Pluralism to Architectural Plurality -- The Authority of the Architects in a Democracy -- Towards a Coexistence of Doctrines -- The Architect's Categorical Imperative -- Chapter II: Nature of the Architectural Object -- Res Publica * Res Privata -- Nameable Objects and So-Called Objects -- Definition of the Architectural Object -- True and False Monuments -- Technology and Architectural Expression -- Summary of Terms and Concepts -- Chapter III: Critique of a Modernist Ideology -- How to Make the Easy Difficult by Way of the Useless -- Modernism or the Anticonformism of the Establishment -- Historicism and Modernism -- Modernism and Progress -- The Aporia of Modernism -- Modernism and Experimentalism -- Modernism and Functionalism -- Modernism and Formalism -- Zeitgeist -- Modernism and Memory -- Modernism and Conservation: The Charter of Venice and Docomomo -- After Modernism -- Gained in Translation -- Chapter IV: Prospects for a New Urbanism -- Forms of Urban Overexpansion -- Ecology and Urbanism * The Vital Link -- Critique of Industrial Planning and Functional Zoning -- The Urbanization of the Suburbs -- The Need to Reform Development Programs -- The Masterplan, A Definition -- The Masterplan, A Tool of Public Interest -- Chapter V: The Polycentric City of Urban Communities -- Cities within the City -- Structural Components -- City and Landscape -- Sustainability -- Structure and Form of the Urban Quarter -- Geometry of Urban Patterns -- Siting of Buildings on Squares, Streets, and Blocks -- Type, Shape, and Character of Urban Spaces.
Single-Lot Blocks * Multi-Lot Blocks and Their Architecture -- Hierarchy of Public Spaces and Circulation Hierarchy -- The Polycentric Zoning of Functions -- Building Heights -- In Praise of Towers -- Critical Problems of Plot-Ratios -- Artificial Lighting of Public Spaces -- Chapter VI: Washington, DC: An Unfinished Canvas -- Washington, DC, A Global Ecological Reconstruction -- Rebirth of the America City -- On Classical Architecture and Vernacular Building -- Chapter VII: The Modernity of Traditional Architecture -- Traditional Culture and the Idea of Progress -- Architecture and Politics -- Why Architecture Matters to You! -- The Destiny of Traditional Architecture -- The Perennial Values of the Principles of Traditional Architecture -- The New * The Unique * The Tectonic * The Original -- Natural and Synthetic Materials -- Venustas * Firmitas * Utilitas -- Chapter VIII: The Universal Usefulness of a Modern Craft Industry or The Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Critique of the Industrialization of Buildings -- The Evaluation of Buildings by Their Whole Life Cycle -- Knowledge or Know-How: The Need for Modern Craftsmanship -- Chapter IX: The Architectural Tuning of Settlements -- The Architectural Tuning of Settlements -- Chapter X: Drawing to Reality -- Why I Practice Classical Architecture and Traditional Urbanism -- Sculpture Podium, Barcelona, Spain -- Tower Block Renovation, Alessandria, Italy -- Archeological Museum, Sintra, Portugal -- The Seaside Prize -- Robert Davis Laudatio -- Krier Hosue, Seaside, Florida, USA -- Cittá Nuova, Alessandria, Italy -- Windsor Village Hall, Vero Beach, Florida, USA -- Brasserie Agape, Val D'Europe, France -- The Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA -- The Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture -- Jaque Robertson Laudatio. Hameau-Des-Pins, Hardelot, France -- Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, UK -- Afterwords -- Conclusion -- The Last Word by James Howard Kunstler -- Index -- Photo Credits -- Author's Biography -- Other Publications -- Editors' Biographies. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812602603321 |
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Krier Léon
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| Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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