Architectural reflections : studies in the philosophy and practice of architecture /

Architectural Reflections: Studies in the Philosophy and Practice of Architecture focuses on the principles, techniques, and the philosophical context and practice of architecture. The book first ponders on natural imagination, ethics of architecture, and an interpretation of Wittgenstein's com...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, Colin St. John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth Architecture, 1992.
Temas:
Architecture > Philosophy.
Architectural practice.
Architecture > Philosophie.
Architecture > Pratique.
architectural theory.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Architectural practice
Architecture > Philosophy
Architekturtheorie
Architektur
Philosophie
Bouwkunst.
Architectuurtheorie�en.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Five themes. 1. The natural imagination. 2. The ethics of architecture. 3. The play of use and the use of play. 4. The historical sense. 5. Architecture and the figurative arts
  • pt. II. Five case studies. 6. Alvar Aalto and the state of Modernism. 7. Hans Scharoun. 8. Sigurd Lewerentz. 9. Gunnar Asplund and the dilemma of Classicism. 10. Gerrit Rietveld: In memoriam
  • pt. III. Polemic 1960-91. 11. Open and closed. 12. Two letters on the state of architecture: 1964 and 1981. 13. Speer and the fear of freedom. 14. Sacred games. 15. England builds
  • pt. IV. History: the case study of a Grand Project. 16. The Law Courts Project: by Alfred Waterhouse.

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