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Fundamental Concepts of Architecture: The Vocabulary of Spatial Situations
Alban Janson
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Paperback. A dictionary which provides a vocabulary that allows the architecture discourse to go beyond the declaration of constructive relationships or the description of architectonic forms in familiar terms like "roof," "base," "wall," and "axis" or "proportion". Num Pages: 396 pages, 150 black & white line drawings, 150 schw.-w. Zeichn. BIC Classification: AM; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 849.
Architecture is an experience – with the intellect and with all our senses, in motion, and in use. But in order to actually discuss and assess it with relevance, a clarification of terms is essential in order to avoid the vagueness that often prevails when talking about architecture. This dictionary provides a vocabulary that allows the architecture discourse to go beyond the declaration of constructive relationships or the description of architectonic forms in familiar terms like “roof,” “base,” “wall,” and “axis” or “proportion”. The point is to describe the experience of architecture: how exactly does it contribute to the experience ... Read more
Architecture is an experience – with the intellect and with all our senses, in motion, and in use. But in order to actually discuss and assess it with relevance, a clarification of terms is essential in order to avoid the vagueness that often prevails when talking about architecture. This dictionary provides a vocabulary that allows the architecture discourse to go beyond the declaration of constructive relationships or the description of architectonic forms in familiar terms like “roof,” “base,” “wall,” and “axis” or “proportion”. The point is to describe the experience of architecture: how exactly does it contribute to the experience ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783034612616
SKU
V9783034612616
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99-15
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