A Theory of Architecture
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3937954074 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 278 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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"COMING HOME" according to J. P. Dawson. A Theory of Architecture is not a cook book. It does not tell architects how to compose a building in several easy steps. Rather, it gives architects permission to do what we would automatically do if we had not been taught the style rules and the world view of the `Modern Movement' and its successors. A Theory of Architecture reveals the scientific food value of most tried and true building recipes while demonstrating that contemporary junk food is exactly that.Why should the architect, who is more often a creator and a builder than a reader, plough through pages of analogies t. a *must* read for any student of architecture Frederick Grier What an amazing book! I highly recommend it to any architect, designer or student thereof. It is a powerful, direct look at the principles behind psychologically pleasing design - grounded in math and science. Salingaros presents easy to digest information; rules that help an architect create his/her own "language" to humanize design, and interesting concepts that everyone can enjoy.I picked it up about a few months ago, and it has dramatically changed the way I see "good architecture". Following the patterns of Christopher Alexander and others, Salingaros offers us an accessibl. Groundbreaking but overstated! This very innovative book presents a scientific approach to what can be architecturally successful. With three basic laws, it convincingly attempts at rationalizing what is experienced unthinkingly or, some may say, artistically. Mathematics are particularly invoked but so are thermodynamics, biology and psychology.More detailed examples of the theory's application would however be welcome. As it is, the author repeatedly states that, say, medieval cathedrals respect the three laws but does not demonstrate it in detail or even illustrate it. The flip side _ that modernist slab b
"A New Vitruvius for 21st-Century Architecture and Urbanism? This is a marvelous piece and it should be a required reading in theory courses introduced in both undergraduate and graduate programs of architecture worldwide." Ashraf Salama, IJAR
It explains much of what people instinctively know about architecture, and puts that knowledge for the first time in a concise, understandable form. There has not been such a book treating the very essence of architecture. More than a decade in the making, this is a textbook of architecture rich with design techniques and useful for every architect whether a first-year students or experienced practicing architects. The book teaches the reader how to design by adapting to human needs and sensibilities, yet independently of any particular style. Preface by HRH the Prince of Wales.