Thinking about architecture [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to architectural theory / / Colin Davies

• Autore: Davies Colin
• Pubblicazione: London, : Laurence King Pub., 2011
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Disciplina: 720.1
• Soggetto topico: Architecture - Philosophy; Architecture - Psychological aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Representation; Chapter 2. Language; Chapter 3. Form; Chapter 4. Space; Chapter 5. Truth; Chapter 6. Nature; Chapter 7. History; Chapter 8. The City; Index; Endnotes; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp certain basic concepts such as representation, form, and space. The aim of this book is to provide teachers, students, practicing architects, and curious 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 center 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Thinking about architecture
• ISBN: 1-78067-091-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826226203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II