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Analogy and Design
Andrea Ponsi
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Description for Analogy and Design
Paperback. Translator(s): Shugaar, Professor Antony. Num Pages: 256 pages, 103 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Analogical thought is fundamental to creativity. The use of analogy can help to solve problems, make connections between disciplines, and use those relations to form original solutions.
In Analogy and Design, Andrea Ponsi considers the role of analogical thought in architectural design. Almost all work on design and architecture is the result of analogical thinking, with respect to systems derived from nature, technical and scientific models, artistic experiences, and above all past models of architecture or objects. Ponsi considers the history of architecture through a series of examples that demonstrate the value of analogy as both creative technique ... Read more
Analogical thought is fundamental to creativity. The use of analogy can help to solve problems, make connections between disciplines, and use those relations to form original solutions.
In Analogy and Design, Andrea Ponsi considers the role of analogical thought in architectural design. Almost all work on design and architecture is the result of analogical thinking, with respect to systems derived from nature, technical and scientific models, artistic experiences, and above all past models of architecture or objects. Ponsi considers the history of architecture through a series of examples that demonstrate the value of analogy as both creative technique ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813937663
SKU
V9780813937663
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About Andrea Ponsi
Andrea Ponsi is an architect, designer, writer, and educator currently living and working in Florence, Italy. He is the author of San Francisco: A Map of Perceptions and Florence: A Map of Perceptions (both Virginia), among other books. Antony Shugaar is the translator of numerous works of both fiction and nonfiction from Italian.
Reviews for Analogy and Design
You'll find herein all of the invaluable secrets that connect archetypes to design. Andrea Ponsi teaches us to look through urban form and buildings to the essence of crafted things. Analogy and Design provides everything you need to undertake a satisfying relationship with architecture."
Richard Ingersoll, author of Sprawltown: Looking for the City on Its Edges.
Richard Ingersoll, author of Sprawltown: Looking for the City on Its Edges.