2009, ISBN: 9780300155778

Why Architecture Matters is not a work of architectural history or a guide to the styles or an architectural dictionary, though it contains elements of all three. The purpose of Why Archi… Mehr…

Why Architecture Matters is not a work of architectural history or a guide to the styles or an architectural dictionary, though it contains elements of all three. The purpose of Why Architecture Matters is to 'come to grips with how things feel to us when we stand before them, with how architecture affects us emotionally as well as intellectually' - with its impact on our lives. 'Architecture begins to matter', writes Paul Goldberger, 'when it brings delight and sadness and perplexity and awe along with a roof over our heads'. He shows us how that works in examples ranging from a small Cape Cod cottage to the 'vast, flowing' Prairie houses of Frank Lloyd Wright, from the Lincoln Memorial to the highly sculptural Guggenheim Bilbao and the Church of Sant'Ivo in Rome, where 'simple geometries...create a work of architecture that embraces the deepest complexities of human imagination'. Based on decades of looking at buildings and thinking about how we experience them, the distinguished critic raises our awareness of fundamental things like proportion, scale, space, texture, materials, shapes, light, and memory. Upon completing this remarkable architectural journey, readers will enjoy a wonderfully rewarding new way of seeing and experiencing every aspect of the built world. Inhoud: Taal: Engels; Bindwijze: E-book; Verschijningsdatum: november 2009; Afmetingen: 21 x 14,6 x 2,5 cm; Aantal pagina's: 292 pagina's; Ebook formaat: -72234; Illustraties: Met illustraties; Betrokkenen: Auteur: Paul Goldberger | Paul Goldberger; Co-auteur: Paul Goldberger; Uitgever: Yale University Press; Lees mogelijkheden: Lees dit ebook op: Android (smartphone en tablet) | Kobo e-reader | Overige e-reader | Desktop (Mac en Windows) | iOS (smartphone en tablet) | Windows (smartphone en tablet); EAN: Overige kenmerken: Extra groot lettertype: Nee; Gewicht: 435 g; Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm; Engels | E-book | 9780300155778 | 292 pagina's, Boeken, Kunst & Fotografie, Architectuur, Architectuurtheorie, Yale University Press<

2009, ISBN: 9780300155778

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, Why Architecture Matters is not a work of architectural history or a guide to the styles or an architectural dictionary, though it contains element… Mehr…

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, Why Architecture Matters is not a work of architectural history or a guide to the styles or an architectural dictionary, though it contains elements of all three. The purpose of Why Architecture Matters is to &#8220;come to grips with how things feel to us when we stand before them, with how architecture affects us emotionally as well as intellectually&#8221;&#8212;with its impact on our lives. &#8220;Architecture begins to matter,&#8221; writes Paul Goldberger, &#8220;when it brings delight and sadness and perplexity and awe along with a roof over our heads.&#8221; He shows us how that works in examples ranging from a small Cape Cod cottage to the &#8220;vast, flowing&#8221; Prairie houses of Frank Lloyd Wright, from the Lincoln Memorial to the highly sculptural Guggenheim Bilbao and the Church of Sant&#8217;Ivo in Rome, where &#8220;simple geometries . . . create a work of architecture that embraces the deepest complexities of human imagination.&#8221;Based on decades of looking at buildings and thinking about how we experience them, the distinguished critic raises our awareness of fundamental things like proportion, scale, space, texture, materials, shapes, light, and memory. Upon completing this remarkable architectural journey, readers will enjoy a wonderfully rewarding new way of seeing and experiencing every aspect of the built world. [PU: Yale University Press], Seiten: 288, Yale University Press, 2009<

ISBN: 9780300155778

A classic work on the joy of experiencing architecture, with a new afterword reflecting on architecture’s place in the contemporary moment “Architecture begins to matter,&rdqu… Mehr…

A classic work on the joy of experiencing architecture, with a new afterword reflecting on architecture’s place in the contemporary moment “Architecture begins to matter,” writes Paul Goldberger, “when it brings delight and sadness and perplexity and awe along with a roof over our heads.” In Why Architecture Matters, he shows us how that works in examples ranging from a small Cape Cod cottage to the vast, flowing Prairie houses of Frank Lloyd Wright, from the Lincoln Memorial to the Guggenheim Bilbao. He eloquently describes the Church of Sant’Ivo in Rome as a work that “embraces the deepest complexities of human imagination.”   In his afterword to this new edition, Goldberger addresses the current climate in architectural history and takes a more nuanced look at projects such as Thomas Jefferson’s academical village at the University of Virginia and figures including Philip Johnson, whose controversial status has been the topic of much recent discourse. He argues that the emotional impact of great architecture remains vital, even as he welcomes the shift in the field to an increased emphasis on social justice and sustainability. Digital Content>E-books>Art,Design & Photography>Design>Architecture, Yale University Press Digital >16<

2009, ISBN: 9780300155778

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, [PU: Yale University Press], [ED: 1], Yale University Press, 2009

ISBN: 9780300155778

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