Understanding Architecture : A Primer on Architecture as Experience / Robert McCarter, Juhani Pallasmaa.

By:

McCarter, Robert, 1955- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Pallasmaa, Juhani [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London: Phaidon, 2012.Description: 447 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmISBN:

9780714848099
0714848093

Subject(s):

Architecture

DDC classification:

720 23 MCC-U 2012 875016

Summary: This book explores 72 buildings from around the world and throughout history and enables readers to experience the projects through text, photos and drawings; the perfect introduction to reading architectural plans. Intended both as an introductory text for students and professionals in the field as well as an accessible read for the general public, Understanding Architecture addresses the basic principles of architecture. The volume is organized in 12 series of chapters based on a key architectural themes - including space, time, matter, gravity, light, silence, dwelling, ritual, memory, landscape, and place. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay, and includes a wide variety of historical examples from around the world, followed by in-depth analysis of 6 key buildings that further exemplify the theme of that chapter. By combining a broad historical sweep with a jargon-free architectural study of space and the direct experience of architecture, this volume is a unique introduction to the experience of architecture.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference	Lahore School of Architecture Library Reference	Book	720 MCC-U 2012 875016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		875016

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book explores 72 buildings from around the world and throughout history and enables readers to experience the projects through text, photos and drawings; the perfect introduction to reading architectural plans. Intended both as an introductory text for students and professionals in the field as well as an accessible read for the general public, Understanding Architecture addresses the basic principles of architecture. The volume is organized in 12 series of chapters based on a key architectural themes - including space, time, matter, gravity, light, silence, dwelling, ritual, memory, landscape, and place. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay, and includes a wide variety of historical examples from around the world, followed by in-depth analysis of 6 key buildings that further exemplify the theme of that chapter. By combining a broad historical sweep with a jargon-free architectural study of space and the direct experience of architecture, this volume is a unique introduction to the experience of architecture.