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Frank Lloyd Wright And The Path To Beauty

de Kenneth Dahlin

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 This book connects Frank Lloyd Wright's organic theory with his pursuit of beauty, presenting a path for the recovery of beauty in architecture.While there has been a resurgence of interest in beauty in architecture recently, the modern uglification of our built environment means there is no clear pathway to define or find it. In this study, Wright's organic theory provides such a path to reclaim this beauty. Tracing the evolution of Wright's concept of organic architecture, author Kenneth Dahlin explores Wright's "middle way"-a route mediating between traditional historical precedents and today's novelty-driven architectural culture, often detached from deeper notions of harmony and beauty. Chapters explore Wright's romanticist roots in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the House Beautiful movement, the centrality of Japanese aesthetics, and his concept of the integrated whole. Two chapters on Aristotle and Hegel ground Wright's pursuit of beauty in philosophical aesthetics, setting the stage for a concluding synthesis that unites the various strands of Wright's theory into a model theory of organic architecture for the future.This book will be of interest to Frank Lloyd Wright scholars and enthusiasts, as well as postgraduate and advanced undergraduate architecture students.
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Urban Labyrinths - Informal Settlements, Architecture, And Social Change In Latin America

de Gregory (University Of Houston, Usa) Marinic e Pablo Meninato

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 Urban Labyrinths: Informal Settlements, Architecture, and Social Change in Latin America is a coauthored book that examines intervention initiatives in informal settlements in Latin American cities as social, spatial, architectural, and cultural processes.
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Theorizing Built Form And Culture - The Legacy Of Amos Rapoport

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 This volume emphasizes the significance of Professor Amos Rapoport's lifelong scholarship. Scholars from around the world discuss the analytical relevance, expansion, and continuing application of these contributions in developing an advanced understanding of mutual relationships between people and built environments across cultures.
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Alvar Aalto In The Finnish Context

de Kirmo Mikkola

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 This book, first published in Finnish in 1985 under the title Aalto, is a critical introduction to Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), written by one of Aalto's Finnish architectural contemporaries, Kirmo Mikkola (1934-1986). The book is divided into six sections dealing with different aspects of Aalto's architecture, from his classical beginnings to urban planning, as well as his various professional and intellectual associates.Mikkola debunks the common opinion of a reticent Aalto to determine the roots of his thinking, seeing him as a mediator of influences from a wide variety of sources. The book was originally targeted at a Finnish audience, and so its translation requires 'interpreters', two architect-scholars who knew Mikkola well, Juhani Pallasmaa, and Aino Niskanen. The book also sheds light on a young generation of Finnish architects that distanced itself from Aalto as a role model, pinpointed here by the inclusion of the essay 'Snowballs' (1948) by Aulis Blomstedt.Often quoted by Finnish architectural scholars, the publication finally of an English translation of Mikkola's book will appeal to those international scholars and students who have been aware of the lack of critical perspectives from Aalto's Finnish architect contemporaries.
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Reinventing Modern Architecture In Greece - From Sentimental Topography To Ekistics

de Marianna Charitonidou

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 This book examines the connection between the politics of the Marshall Plan and urban planning and identifies the key players, such as the Greek architect and urban planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis and the Italian industrialist Adriano Olivetti. It also explores the architects of the Mataroa mission, who played a vital role in the cross-fertilisation between France and Greece, and the role of travel to Greece for architects during the 19th century.This book delves into the work of Constantinos A. Doxiadis, Adriano Olivetti, Alison and Peter Smithson, Iannis Xenakis, Takis Zenetos, Henri Lefebvre, Cornelius Castoriadis, Aris Konstantinidis, Dimitris Pikionis and others. It sheds light on how Doxiadis introduced "ekistics" as a novel approach to understanding the science of human settlements. This book proposes that the manner in which these aforementioned architects and urban planners addressed the role of technology in everyday life and the relationship between society, history, culture, nature, architecture and urban planning could enrich our ongoing methods and debates on architecture, urban planning, ecology, social equity and democracy.This book is based on extensive archival research and will be of interest to architects, artists, researchers and students and scholars in architecture, architectural history and theory, art, urban sociology, cultural theory, science and technology studies, philosophy, ecology, cybernetics and aesthetics.
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Reinventing Modern Architecture In Greece - From Sentimental Topography To Ekistics

de Marianna Charitonidou

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 This book examines the connection between the politics of the Marshall Plan and urban planning and identifies the key players, such as the Greek architect and urban planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis and the Italian industrialist Adriano Olivetti. It also explores the architects of the Mataroa mission, who played a vital role in the cross-fertilisation between France and Greece, and the role of travel to Greece for architects during the 19th century.This book delves into the work of Constantinos A. Doxiadis, Adriano Olivetti, Alison and Peter Smithson, Iannis Xenakis, Takis Zenetos, Henri Lefebvre, Cornelius Castoriadis, Aris Konstantinidis, Dimitris Pikionis and others. It sheds light on how Doxiadis introduced "ekistics" as a novel approach to understanding the science of human settlements. This book proposes that the manner in which these aforementioned architects and urban planners addressed the role of technology in everyday life and the relationship between society, history, culture, nature, architecture and urban planning could enrich our ongoing methods and debates on architecture, urban planning, ecology, social equity and democracy.This book is based on extensive archival research and will be of interest to architects, artists, researchers and students and scholars in architecture, architectural history and theory, art, urban sociology, cultural theory, science and technology studies, philosophy, ecology, cybernetics and aesthetics.
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Modern Architecture And An International Sensibility - A Curious Cross-Atlantic Constellation

de Naina Gupta

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 Modern Architecture and an International Sensibility: A Curious Cross-Atlantic Constellation presents an alternative history of internationalism and modernism, with a focus on the role of architecture and spatial practices. Beginning at the tail-end of the peace movements- the turn of the twentieth century- and ending with the Nuremberg trials, the book highlights the part played by individual agency, social reform and architecture in moulding a working everyday definition of what it meant to be international during this time. By viewing internationalism through the lens of the individual and the body, both as initiator and subject, it is repositioned as an integral part of everyday life, rather than simply understood to be concerned with geopolitical relations between nations and their institutions.The book furthers a research methodology that is multidisciplinary and transnational. It will therefore be of interest to researchers and students of architecture and international history.
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Modern Architecture And An International Sensibility - A Curious Cross-Atlantic Constellation

de Naina Gupta

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 Modern Architecture and an International Sensibility: A Curious Cross-Atlantic Constellation presents an alternative history of internationalism and modernism, with a focus on the role of architecture and spatial practices. Beginning at the tail-end of the peace movements- the turn of the twentieth century- and ending with the Nuremberg trials, the book highlights the part played by individual agency, social reform and architecture in moulding a working everyday definition of what it meant to be international during this time. By viewing internationalism through the lens of the individual and the body, both as initiator and subject, it is repositioned as an integral part of everyday life, rather than simply understood to be concerned with geopolitical relations between nations and their institutions.The book furthers a research methodology that is multidisciplinary and transnational. It will therefore be of interest to researchers and students of architecture and international history.
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Cultural Architecture And Late-Colonial Space - Constructing Cultural Centres In Hong Kong

de Melody Hoi-Lam Yiu

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 This book offers the first in-depth study of three major Hong Kong public cultural architecture works, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Shatin Town Hall and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC), built in the late-colonial years.Recent developments at the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) have attracted global attention to Hong Kong's cultural scene with iconic projects designed by world-renowned architects. However, relatively little has been written about the common-type municipal cultural buildings. Conceived and constructed over the last decades of British colonial rule, these public buildings are sometimes regarded with lower aesthetic value and neglected in the architectural discourse. Yet, they are evidence of the cultural and urban policy during a critical time in Hong Kong as it transitioned from a colonial territory to currently a semi-autonomous city. The book provides a detailed chronology of the development of municipal cultural buildings in Hong Kong by compiling textual and graphic data from archival documents and government records, some of which have not been previously accessible to readers, accompanied by newly produced analytical diagrams and drawings. This history intersects with key moments during the late-colonial period in Hong Kong, presenting a particular perspective related to the social context in its dealings with cultural architecture and spatial practices.This book is a timely reflection of cultural and spatial production, calling for alternative projections about Hong Kong's future urban and cultural development. It will be of interest to researchers and students of architectural design, urban planning and cultural policy studies in Hong Kong and the East Asia region.
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Cultural Architecture And Late-Colonial Space - Constructing Cultural Centres In Hong Kong

de Melody Hoi-Lam Yiu

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 This book offers the first in-depth study of three major Hong Kong public cultural architecture works, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Shatin Town Hall and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC), built in the late-colonial years.Recent developments at the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) have attracted global attention to Hong Kong's cultural scene with iconic projects designed by world-renowned architects. However, relatively little has been written about the common-type municipal cultural buildings. Conceived and constructed over the last decades of British colonial rule, these public buildings are sometimes regarded with lower aesthetic value and neglected in the architectural discourse. Yet, they are evidence of the cultural and urban policy during a critical time in Hong Kong as it transitioned from a colonial territory to currently a semi-autonomous city. The book provides a detailed chronology of the development of municipal cultural buildings in Hong Kong by compiling textual and graphic data from archival documents and government records, some of which have not been previously accessible to readers, accompanied by newly produced analytical diagrams and drawings. This history intersects with key moments during the late-colonial period in Hong Kong, presenting a particular perspective related to the social context in its dealings with cultural architecture and spatial practices.This book is a timely reflection of cultural and spatial production, calling for alternative projections about Hong Kong's future urban and cultural development. It will be of interest to researchers and students of architectural design, urban planning and cultural policy studies in Hong Kong and the East Asia region.
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Lying In The Dark Room - Architectures Of British Maternity

de Emma Cheatle

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 Lying in the Dark Room: Architectures of British Maternity returns to and reflects on the spatial and architectural experience of childbirth, both through a critical history of maternity spaces and a creative exploration of those we use today.
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The Conquest Of Istanbul And The Manipulation Of Architecture - The Islamist-Nationalist Rhetoric Of Conquest And Melancholy

de Berin F. Gur

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 This book explores the contemporary memory of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453. It focuses on how the conquest is remembered by Islamist-nationalist imagination in Turkey today and how architecture plays a role in shaping this memory, underscoring its susceptibility to political manipulation.
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Vittorio Gregotti. Architect Of The Modern Project

de Lorenzo Ciccarelli

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 This is not only a book about Vittorio Gregotti's projects and works, but rather a historical critical analysis of his peculiar figure. Like a few others, Gregotti embodied the model of the architect intellectual that characterised post war Italian design culture. Editor of leading magazines, author of influential books and essays, professor at prestigious universities, curator of memorable exhibitions and events such as the 1976 Venice Biennale and founder of a firm that developed a wide range of projects for over 40 years, Gregotti tenaciously occupied all the territories available to the architectural profession, promoting cultural and design trends and triggering long lasting controversies.This book examines the formation of Gregotti's theoretical positions around the notions of territory and modification, the connection with the profession, the relationship with history and the tradition of modern architecture, the notion of critical internationalism and the idea of the city and urban design in an era of increasing disurbanism. All aspects of a cultural project aimed at shaping and elaborating a certain tradition of modern architecture in the different social and economic conditions of his time, namely the emerging society of entertainment and consumption, and then of information technologies and global financial markets.This work will be of interest to postgraduate researchers and academics in architectural theory and history, as well as urban design and planning theory and history.
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Vittorio Gregotti. Architect Of The Modern Project

de Lorenzo Ciccarelli

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 This is not only a book about Vittorio Gregotti's projects and works, but rather a historical critical analysis of his peculiar figure. Like a few others, Gregotti embodied the model of the architect intellectual that characterised post war Italian design culture. Editor of leading magazines, author of influential books and essays, professor at prestigious universities, curator of memorable exhibitions and events such as the 1976 Venice Biennale and founder of a firm that developed a wide range of projects for over 40 years, Gregotti tenaciously occupied all the territories available to the architectural profession, promoting cultural and design trends and triggering long lasting controversies.This book examines the formation of Gregotti's theoretical positions around the notions of territory and modification, the connection with the profession, the relationship with history and the tradition of modern architecture, the notion of critical internationalism and the idea of the city and urban design in an era of increasing disurbanism. All aspects of a cultural project aimed at shaping and elaborating a certain tradition of modern architecture in the different social and economic conditions of his time, namely the emerging society of entertainment and consumption, and then of information technologies and global financial markets.This work will be of interest to postgraduate researchers and academics in architectural theory and history, as well as urban design and planning theory and history.
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Walter Gropius In Britain - Emigration And Collaborations

de Alborz Dianat

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 As the first monograph dedicated to Walter Gropius's activity in Britain, this book provides a comprehensive account of the Bauhaus founder's contributions to architecture and design while living in London between 1934 and 1937. Drawing on earlier and later decades, this reveals the close contact between British, German and American design circles, with Gropius bridging parallel developments.In its approach, this book concentrates on the individuals working to aid Gropius in Britain and spurring the architect's enduring dominance in English language histories. This includes his architectural partner Maxwell Fry, his translator P. Morton Shand, his employer Jack Pritchard and many other prominent figures such as Frank Pick, Herbert Read, Elizabeth Denby and Henry Morris. The vital role of Gropius's wife Ise is also highlighted, particularly as her English language capabilities far exceeded his. By uncovering this wider network, the collaborative nature of his success is demonstrated. Such an approach reveals Gropius's contributions beyond buildings to various debates in the period. These spanned subjects including standardisation, prefabrication, democratisation, the planning of high rises, the influence of commercialism, and the reform of architectural education and practice. Beyond design discourse, the broader impact of nationalism is considered, with the support Gropius received contrasted against the attacks Jewish emigres endured.This book will appeal to those interested in the Bauhaus, interwar Britain, architectural media and emigration studies. By applying revisionist approaches and highlighting the importance of discourse beyond built forms, this book advances our knowledge of the period. The transnational focus holds significance for architectural developments in Germany, Britain and America, following Gropius's trajectory. While concentrated primarily on the interwar period, the postwar impact of exchanges is revealed, leading up until Gropius's death in 1969.
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Walter Gropius In Britain - Emigration And Collaborations

de Alborz Dianat

~~56,96€~~ 51,26€ 10% IMEDIATO

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 As the first monograph dedicated to Walter Gropius's activity in Britain, this book provides a comprehensive account of the Bauhaus founder's contributions to architecture and design while living in London between 1934 and 1937. Drawing on earlier and later decades, this reveals the close contact between British, German and American design circles, with Gropius bridging parallel developments.In its approach, this book concentrates on the individuals working to aid Gropius in Britain and spurring the architect's enduring dominance in English language histories. This includes his architectural partner Maxwell Fry, his translator P. Morton Shand, his employer Jack Pritchard and many other prominent figures such as Frank Pick, Herbert Read, Elizabeth Denby and Henry Morris. The vital role of Gropius's wife Ise is also highlighted, particularly as her English language capabilities far exceeded his. By uncovering this wider network, the collaborative nature of his success is demonstrated. Such an approach reveals Gropius's contributions beyond buildings to various debates in the period. These spanned subjects including standardisation, prefabrication, democratisation, the planning of high rises, the influence of commercialism, and the reform of architectural education and practice. Beyond design discourse, the broader impact of nationalism is considered, with the support Gropius received contrasted against the attacks Jewish emigres endured.This book will appeal to those interested in the Bauhaus, interwar Britain, architectural media and emigration studies. By applying revisionist approaches and highlighting the importance of discourse beyond built forms, this book advances our knowledge of the period. The transnational focus holds significance for architectural developments in Germany, Britain and America, following Gropius's trajectory. While concentrated primarily on the interwar period, the postwar impact of exchanges is revealed, leading up until Gropius's death in 1969.
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Liquid Architecture - Experimental Practices Of Design In A State Of Flux

de Pierangelo Marco Scravaglieri

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 Liquid Architecture challenges the idea of architecture as a fixed, inert container and reconceptualises it as a body whose boundaries are rather blurred and ever-changing.
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London'S Â€˜Big Bangâ€™ Moment And Its Architectural Conversations - The Built Environment As A Subject Of Public Discourse

de Stephen Rosser

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 This book explores the topic of architecture as a component of public discourse, focusing on the reception of four high-profile developments in the City of London (the UK capitalâ€™s financial district) dating from the final years of the twentieth century.
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The Adaptive Nature Of Design Ethics Discourse

de Philippe Dâ€™Anjou

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 Delving into the dynamic and adaptable nature of ethical language and terminology in design, The Adaptive Nature of Design Ethics Discourse argues that it is intrinsically flexibleâ€"what can be described as chameleonic.
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Social Practices And City Spaces - Towards A Cooperative And Inclusive Inhabited Space

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 This book examines the relationship between social practices and built space, focusing on current cooperative/participative and posthuman approaches to its production and management. This book will be of interest to researchers, students and professionals of architecture, urban planning, anthropology and philosophy.
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A History Of Artificially Intelligent Architecture - Case Studies From The Usa, Uk, Europe And Japan, 1949â€“1987

de Danyal Ahmed

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 A History of Artificially Intelligent Architecture: Case Studies from the USA, UK, Europe and Japan, 1949-1987 provides a comprehensive survey of architectural projects exhibiting intelligence since the Late First Century right up to the present day.
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Experiential Visualization In Architectural Design Media - How It Actually Works

de Vincent B. Canizaro

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 Experimental Visualization in Architectural Design Media: How It Actually Works is a theoretical, practical, and interdisciplinary account of the tools used by architects and designers.
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Cultural Architecture And Late-Colonial Space - Constructing Cultural Centres In Hong Kong

de Melody Hoi-Lam Yiu

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 This book offers the first in-depth study of three major Hong Kong public cultural architecture works, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Shatin Town Hall, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC), built in the late colonial years.
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Frank Lloyd Wright And The Path To Beauty

de Kenneth Dahlin

~~186,69€~~ 168,02€ 10% IMEDIATO

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 This book connects Frank Lloyd Wrightâ€™s organic theory with his pursuit of beauty, presenting a path for the recovery of beauty in architecture.

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