Description for Devices
Paperback. A manual celebrating the invention of architectural and spatial machines. It contains illustrated pieces which demonstrates the potential for spatial occupation, leading to new territories in architectural design. It provides an analysis of each device and a recipe for its construction including working drawings and assembly diagrams. Num Pages: 254 pages, Approx. 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 386.
Embedding memories into landscape. Measuring moisture, pressure and wind speed within a bedroom. Drawing power with a potato. These are but a few of the preoccupations described within this book.
‘Devices’ is a manual celebrating the invention of architectural and spatial machines. Nostalgic, metaphorical, analytical or even the down-right daft, each of the illustrated pieces demonstrates the potential for spatial occupation, leading to new territories in architectural design.
A detailed analysis of each device and a ‘recipe’ for its construction is provided, including working drawings, assembly diagrams, materials and component descriptions. The reader will not only gain an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750663847
SKU
V9780750663847
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
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