Architectural Type And Character

Author : Samir Younés,Carroll William Westfall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780429013799

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Architectural Type and Character provides an alternative perspective to the current role given to history in architecture, reunifying architectural history and architectural design to reform architectural discourse and practice. Historians provide important material for appreciating buildings and guiding those who produce them. In current histories, a building is the product of a time, its form follows its function, irresistible influences produce it, and style, preferably novel, is its most important attribute. This book argues for an alternative. Through a two-part structure, the book first develops the theoretical foundations for this alternative history of architecture. The second part then provides drawings and interpretations of over one hundred sites from different times and places. Architectural Type and Character: A Practical Guide to a History of Architecture is an excellent desk reference and studio guide for students and architectures alike to understand, analyze, and create buildings.

Author : Samir Younés,Carroll William Westfall
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780429013805

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Architectural Type and Character by Samir Younés,Carroll William Westfall Pdf

Architectural Type and Character provides an alternative perspective to the current role given to history in architecture, reunifying architectural history and architectural design to reform architectural discourse and practice. Historians provide important material for appreciating buildings and guiding those who produce them. In current histories, a building is the product of a time, its form follows its function, irresistible influences produce it, and style, preferably novel, is its most important attribute. This book argues for an alternative. Through a two-part structure, the book first develops the theoretical foundations for this alternative history of architecture. The second part then provides drawings and interpretations of over one hundred sites from different times and places. Architectural Type and Character: A Practical Guide to a History of Architecture is an excellent desk reference and studio guide for students and architectures alike to understand, analyze, and create buildings.

Author : Charles L. Davis
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780822986638

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Building Character by Charles L. Davis Pdf

Winner, 2021 CAAA Charles Rufus Morey Book Award Winner, 2021 On the Brinck Book Award Shortlist, 2020 MSA First Book Prize In the nineteenth-century paradigm of architectural organicism, the notion that buildings possessed character provided architects with a lens for relating the buildings they designed to the populations they served. Advances in scientific race theory enabled designers to think of “race” and “style” as manifestations of natural law: just as biological processes seemed to inherently regulate the racial characters that made humans a perfect fit for their geographical contexts, architectural characters became a rational product of design. Parallels between racial and architectural characters provided a rationalist model of design that fashioned some of the most influential national building styles of the past, from the pioneering concepts of French structural rationalism and German tectonic theory to the nationalist associations of the Chicago Style, the Prairie Style, and the International Style. In Building Character, Charles Davis traces the racial charge of the architectural writings of five modern theorists—Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, Gottfried Semper, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and William Lescaze—to highlight the social, political, and historical significance of the spatial, structural, and ornamental elements of modern architectural styles.

Author : George Salinda Salvan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 781 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9711103575

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Architectural Character & the History of Architecture by George Salinda Salvan Pdf

Author : Samir Younes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317027737

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The Imperfect City: On Architectural Judgment by Samir Younes Pdf

If architectural judgment were a city, a city of ideas and forms, then it is a very imperfect city. When architects judge the success or failure of a building, the range of ways and criteria which can be used for this evaluation causes many contentious and discordant arguments. Proposing that the increase in number and intensity of such arguments threatens to destabilize the very grounds upon which judgment is supposed to rest, this book examines architectural judgment in its historical, cultural, political, and psychological dimensions and their convergence on that most expressive part of architecture, namely: architectural character. It stresses the value of reasoned judgment in justifying architectural form -a judgment based on three sets of criteria: those criteria that are external to architecture, those that are internal to architecture, and those that pertain to the psychology of the architect as image-maker. External criteria include, philosophies of history or theories of modernity; internal criteria include architectural character and architectural composition; while the psychological criteria pertain to 'mimetic rivalry', or rivaling desires for the same architectural forms. Yet, although architectural conflicts can adversely influence judgment, they can at the same time, contribute to the advancement of architectural culture.

Author : Henry Hodgman Saylor
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1347269339

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Architectural Styles for Country Houses, the Characteristics and Merits of Various Types of Architecture as Set Forth by Enthusiastic Advocates by Henry Hodgman Saylor Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : A. Trystan Edwards
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781473383128

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Architectural Style by A. Trystan Edwards Pdf

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Charles Herbert Moore
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : EAN:4066339530027

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Character of Renaissance Architecture by Charles Herbert Moore Pdf

"Character of Renaissance Architecture" by Charles Herbert Moore. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Henry Hodgman Saylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : NYPL:33433071108827

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Architectural Styles for Country Houses by Henry Hodgman Saylor Pdf

Author : Leonard J. Hopper
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781118272008

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Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards by Leonard J. Hopper Pdf

The new student edition of the definitive reference on landscape architecture Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition is a condensed treatment of the authoritative Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, Professional Edition. Designed to give students the critical information they require, this is an essential reference for anyone studying landscape architecture and design. Formatted to meet the serious student's needs, the content in this Student Edition reflects topics covered in accredited landscape architectural programs, making it an excellent choice for a required text in landscape architecture, landscape design, horticulture, architecture, and planning and urban design programs. Students will gain an understanding of all the critical material they need for the core classes required by all curriculums, including: * Construction documentation * Site planning * Professional practice * Site grading and earthwork * Construction principles * Water supply and management * Pavement and structures in the landscape * Parks and recreational spaces * Soils, asphalt, concrete, masonry, metals, wood, and recreational surfaces * Evaluating the environmental and human health impacts of materials Like Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, this Student Edition provides essential specification and detailing information on the fundamentals of landscape architecture, including sustainable design principles, planting (including green roofs), stormwater management, and wetlands constuction and evaluation. In addition, expert advice guides readers through important considerations such as material life cycle analysis, environmental impacts, site security, hazard control, environmental restoration and remediation, and accessibility. Visit the Companion web site: wiley.com/go/landscapearchitecturalgraphicstandards

Author : John C. Poppeliers,S. Allen Chambers, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0471250368

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What Style Is It? by John C. Poppeliers,S. Allen Chambers, Jr. Pdf

Architectural style is defined as a definite type of architecture, distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament. This revised edition of What Style Is It? includes new sections on Neoclassical, Romanesque and Rustic Styles. It also provides more examples of how pure styles vary by geographic region across the US. * Includes sections on 25 of the most significant architectural styles including Early Colonial, Federal and Second Empire * More than 200 photos and line drawings make this a visually rich resource. 30% of photos and drawings are new to this edition * A glossary offers quick access to architectural terms * Includes an added guide to using the Historical American Buildings Society online catalogue of more than 30,000 historic structures, giving access to more than 51,000 measured drawings, 156,000 photographs and more than 30,000 original historical reports

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004537781

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Type and Archetype in Late Antique and Byzantine Art and Architecture by Anonim Pdf

This book presents new approaches to the study of typology in Late Antique and Byzantine art and architecture and highlights the importance of type and archetype in constructing architecture and image theories.

Author : Enrique Castaño Perea,Ernesto Echeverria Valiente
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1753 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319588568

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Architectural Draughtsmanship by Enrique Castaño Perea,Ernesto Echeverria Valiente Pdf

This is the proceedings of the XVI International Congress of Graphic Design in Architecture, EGA 2016, held in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, in June 2016. About 200 professionals and researchers from 18 different countries attended the Congress. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of architecture and Engineering. Topics discussed are Innovations in Architecture, graphic design and architecture, history and heritage among others.

Author : Samir Younes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317027720

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The Imperfect City: On Architectural Judgment by Samir Younes Pdf

If architectural judgment were a city, a city of ideas and forms, then it is a very imperfect city. When architects judge the success or failure of a building, the range of ways and criteria which can be used for this evaluation causes many contentious and discordant arguments. Proposing that the increase in number and intensity of such arguments threatens to destabilize the very grounds upon which judgment is supposed to rest, this book examines architectural judgment in its historical, cultural, political, and psychological dimensions and their convergence on that most expressive part of architecture, namely: architectural character. It stresses the value of reasoned judgment in justifying architectural form -a judgment based on three sets of criteria: those criteria that are external to architecture, those that are internal to architecture, and those that pertain to the psychology of the architect as image-maker. External criteria include, philosophies of history or theories of modernity; internal criteria include architectural character and architectural composition; while the psychological criteria pertain to 'mimetic rivalry', or rivaling desires for the same architectural forms. Yet, although architectural conflicts can adversely influence judgment, they can at the same time, contribute to the advancement of architectural culture.

Author : George D. Hopkins
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781455603091

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Creating Your Architectural Style by George D. Hopkins Pdf

Create your dream home with this valuable resource to inspire you and guide you through the residential design and construction process. A complete and concise resource for building a fine home, Creating Your Architectural Style presents detailed explanations of the design process, guiding readers from the initial concept to the finishing touches. Filled with beautiful photographs, this reference will enable readers to design a dream home that is an expression of their personal style as well as their lifestyle. Architect George D. Hopkins, Jr., understanding the daunting task of building a new home, walks the reader through each phase of the design and construction process. Step by step, this reference will help readers solve any number of vexing questions, from “Where do I begin?” to “What is the difference between Greek Revival and Dutch Colonial?” Hopkins teaches readers how to make decisions based on their family’s needs, explores the relationship between the architectural style and the floor plan of the home, and defines the roles and responsibilities of the architect, structural engineer, interior designer, landscape architect, and general contractor. He provides important insight into planning the principle spaces in a home and describes special architectural features from fireplaces to staircases and porticos to pools. Creating Your Architectural Style is the authoritative resource for coordinating the planning and design of fine homes. Written to eliminate the intimidating aspects of building a new home, it presents an orderly design process and addresses issues of concern to residential architectural clients. Praise for Creating Your Architectural Style “Especially helpful are his definitions of the responsibilities of the professionals involved, from architect to general contractor.” —Library Journal