Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500284709 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ahmed Nabih Ahmed Elsayed said modern architecure in WORDS. this book divides the history of modern architecture into chapters, each chapter is titled with a design term, simple, contxt, history and so on, it is very helpful for researchers and it was helpful especially for me
Adrian Forty is Professor of Architectural History at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College, London.
216 illustrations. This groundbreaking book is the first thorough examination of the complex relationship between architecture and language as intricate social practices.Six rigorously argued chapters and a vocabulary of key terms investigate the language of modernism; language and drawing; “masculine and feminine” architecture; language metaphors; science in architecture; and the social properties of architecture. This original and thoughtful study provides the first thorough
Recommended for large academic and specialized library collections.DJay Schafer, Bay Path Coll. Part 1 consists of six original essays inquiring into "the spoken and written language of modern architecture." These essays consider the language of modernism, language and drawing, masculine and feminine architecture, language metaphors, science in architecture, and the social properties of architecture. of Architecture, UK) is keenly interested in the relationship between architecture and language as complex social practices. Part 2 is a "dictionary" of essays exploring the historical framework and theoretical meaning of 18 words that form the "core vocabulary of modernist architectural criticism." The scholarly text is well documented with footnotes and black-and-white illustrations. . Forty (history of architecture, Bartle