Understanding Architecture

Author : Leland M. Roth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781871569612
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Architecture written by Leland M. Roth and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This survey of western architecture is divided into two parts. The first deals with the basic properties of architecture, examining a building's structure and aesthetic appeal. The second is a chronological survey of western architectural development from prehistoric times to the present.

Author : Robert McCarter
Publisher : Phaidon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714848099
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Architecture written by Robert McCarter and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2012-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to reading architecture and architectural drawings. Each building is presented with a clear architectural plan and images that allow the reader to understand the project's key features.

Author : Hazel Conway
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134360533
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Architecture written by Hazel Conway and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-03-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive introduction to architecture and architectural history and exceptional in its approach, this book explores architecture as a current practice in relation to history and in relation to the wider context of cultures, conservation and the environment. This new edition brings in the new emphasis on sustainability, urbanism, urban regeneration and cultural identity, in order to take a holistic approach to the subject of architecture. Highly illustrated, this book enables the reader to make sense of the experience of architecture and the built environment by understanding more about the form, construction, meaning and history of the subject.

Author : Brian Edwards
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1134066813
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Architecture Through Drawing written by Brian Edwards and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2008-08-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition is fully revised and updated and includes new chapters on sustainability, history and archaeology, designing through drawing and drawing in architectural practice. The book introduces design and graphic techniques aimed to help designers increase their understanding of buildings and places through drawing. For many, the camera has replaced the sketchbook, but here the author argues that freehand drawing as a means of analyzing and understanding buildings develops visual sensitivity and awareness of design. By combining design theory with practical lessons in drawing, Understanding Architecture Through Drawing encourages the use of the sketchbook as a creative and critical tool. The book is highly illustrated and is an essential manual on freehand drawing techniques for students of architecture, landscape architecture, town and country planning and urban design.

Author : Terry J. Williamson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415283519
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Sustainable Architecture written by Terry J. Williamson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2003 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a concise review of the assumptions, beliefs, goals and bodies of knowledge that underlie the endeavour to design environmentally sustainable buildings and other built developments.

Author : Attilo Petruccioli
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136851380
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Islamic Architecture written by Attilo Petruccioli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ongoing debate among practitioners and in academia about the meaning and understanding of Islamic architecture will be energized by this book. It contains essays by architects and academics from various parts of the world which clarify how the carious disciplines of the design profession can be employed to build in the spirit of Islam. Divided into three sections the book covers: *meaning from Faith, which draws meaning from the Islamic faith in order to propose a built environment that is universally beneficial *analysis of History, which examines historical buildings and planning concepts, and suggest how to apply lessons learned to contemporary practice *contemporary Trends, which discusses current trends in architecture, education and socio-economic aspects of various Muslim countries. Illustrated throughout, this book will appeal to students and scholars, practising architects and planners alike.

Author : John Zukowsky
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0789337002
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Architecture Inside-Out written by John Zukowsky and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty of the world’s most important buildings seen through specially commissioned isometric illustrations and detailed photographs and plans, providing the perfect introduction to architecture for students and anyone interested in buildings. Taking readers behind architecture’s facades and finishes, this charmingly illustrated book explores how some of the most important buildings in the world were constructed. Specially commissioned isometric drawings present the essential structural elements of the world’s masterpiece buildings that are not visible to the naked eye. These illustrations are displayed alongside plans, details, and photographs, all of which are clear and accessible, yet accurate and elegant enough to satisfy the most discerning eye. This fascinating book explores the thinking and expertise behind architects’ designs and offers a means by which to better understand buildings already visited as well as those on the must-see list. Selections range from domestic structures such as Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and skyscrapers such as the Chrysler Building, to iconic classics such as the Louvre and Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia Cathedral. The buildings have been chosen for their importance and interest, their role in the development of architectural thinking, and the structural secrets that intricate 3-D drawings can reveal.

Author : Peter Morville
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692225585
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intertwingled written by Peter Morville and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-13 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about everything. Or, to be precise, it explores how everything is connected from code to culture. We think we're designing software, services, and experiences, but we're not. We are intervening in ecosystems. Until we open our minds, we will forever repeat our mistakes. In this spirited tour of information architecture and systems thinking, Peter Morville connects the dots between authority, Buddhism, classification, synesthesia, quantum entanglement, and volleyball. In 1974 when Ted Nelson wrote "everything is deeply intertwingled," he hoped we might realize the true potential of hypertext and cognition. This book follows naturally from that.

Author : Jeremy Melvin
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 'isms: Understanding Architectural Styles written by Jeremy Melvin and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2006-02-21 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the success of Isms: Understanding Art, this engaging and informative guide to the significant "isms" of architectural history spans from the ancient Greeks, Romans, and the Renaissance up to the present day. Each spread is devoted to a distinct architectural movement and explains when it first emerged, the historical period to which it applies, the principal disputes over its applicability, and illustrates important structures, practitioners, key words, and distinctive features. From Hellenic Classicism and Expressionism to Brutalism and Blobism, with many stops along the way, these sixty well illustrated and clearly defined "isms" help put all of the "built environments" of the world into context.

Author : Donald Hoffmann
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486140261
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House written by Donald Hoffmann and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painstakingly researched and illuminating account of the making of the Fred C. Robie home. Revealing family documents, excerpts from a 1958 interview with Fred Robie, and 160 black-and-white illustrations.