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Book Synopsis Oxford in 50 Buildings by : Andrew Sargent
Download or read book Oxford in 50 Buildings written by Andrew Sargent and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.
Book Synopsis A Pattern Language by : Christopher Alexander
Download or read book A Pattern Language written by Christopher Alexander and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, or a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction. After a ten-year silence, Christopher Alexander and his colleagues at the Center for Environmental Structure are now publishing a major statement in the form of three books which will, in their words, "lay the basis for an entirely new approach to architecture, building and planning, which will we hope replace existing ideas and practices entirely." The three books are The Timeless Way of Building, The Oregon Experiment, and this book, A Pattern Language. At the core of these books is the idea that people should design for themselves their own houses, streets, and communities. This idea may be radical (it implies a radical transformation of the architectural profession) but it comes simply from the observation that most of the wonderful places of the world were not made by architects but by the people. At the core of the books, too, is the point that in designing their environments people always rely on certain "languages," which, like the languages we speak, allow them to articulate and communicate an infinite variety of designs within a forma system which gives them coherence. This book provides a language of this kind. It will enable a person to make a design for almost any kind of building, or any part of the built environment. "Patterns," the units of this language, are answers to design problems (How high should a window sill be? How many stories should a building have? How much space in a neighborhood should be devoted to grass and trees?). More than 250 of the patterns in this pattern language are given: each consists of a problem statement, a discussion of the problem with an illustration, and a solution. As the authors say in their introduction, many of the patterns are archetypal, so deeply rooted in the nature of things that it seemly likely that they will be a part of human nature, and human action, as much in five hundred years as they are today.
Book Synopsis Cambridge in 50 Buildings by : Susie Boulton
Download or read book Cambridge in 50 Buildings written by Susie Boulton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of the history and numerous architectural treasures of the famous university city of Cambridge.
Book Synopsis Southampton in 50 Buildings by : Garth Groombridge
Download or read book Southampton in 50 Buildings written by Garth Groombridge and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.
Book Synopsis Reading in 50 Buildings by : Stuart Hylton
Download or read book Reading in 50 Buildings written by Stuart Hylton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the rich and fascinating history of Reading through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.
Book Synopsis High Wycombe in 50 Buildings by : Eddie Brazil
Download or read book High Wycombe in 50 Buildings written by Eddie Brazil and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the architectural gems and history of High Wycombe in this fascinating exploration of 50 of its buildings from across the centuries.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Conference by : Susan Roaf
Download or read book The Oxford Conference written by Susan Roaf and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 years after the first Oxford Conference on Architectural Education, the 2008 conference brought together over 500 people from 42 countries to share best practice, discuss how, when, where and why we teach architecture now and in the future.
Book Synopsis Bloomsbury in 50 Buildings by : Lucy McMurdo
Download or read book Bloomsbury in 50 Buildings written by Lucy McMurdo and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the history and architectural treasures of Bloomsbury in this fascinating tour of 50 of its buildings and landmarks from across the centuries.
Book Synopsis Newcastle in 50 Buildings by : Steve Ellwood
Download or read book Newcastle in 50 Buildings written by Steve Ellwood and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.
Book Synopsis 50 Architects 50 Buildings by : Twentieth Century Society
Download or read book 50 Architects 50 Buildings written by Twentieth Century Society and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most inspirational buildings in the world, as chosen by well-known contemporary architects. In this book, published in conjunction with the Twentieth Century Society, 50 contemporary architects choose the buildings from around the world that have inspired them and made an impact on their own work. Architectural journalist Pamela Buxton interviewed each of the architects to create these outstanding portraits of the buildings that have influenced modern architecture. The diverse selection is introduced by Twentieth Century Society director Catherine Croft, and illustrated throughout with photographs by Gareth Gardner and Edward Tyler. The book features a diverse range of inspirational buildings, from housing estates to castles, coal mines to cathedrals. Work by the giants of twentieth-century architecture including Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and Alvar Aalto are featured, as well as lesser-known gems. Examples include Richard Rogers (of RHSP) on Maison de Verre (Paris, France); Chris Williamson (of Weston Williamson) on the Eames House by Charles and Ray Eames (Los Angeles, USA); Takero Shimazaki (of T-SA, UK) on Hexenhaus by Alison and Peter Smithson (Bad Karlshafen, Germany); Ted Cullinan (of Cullinan Studio) on Chapel of Notre Dame Du Haut by Le Corbusier (Ronchamp, France); Michael Squire (of Squire & Partners, UK) on Grundtvig’s Church by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint (Copenhagen, Denmark); and Jonathan Woolf (of Jonathan Woolf Architects) on Haus Esters and Haus Lange by Mies van der Rohe (Krefeld, Germany). This beautifully produced book offers a great insight into the power of existing architecture and its immense influence on the world we build today.
Book Synopsis Aylesbury in 50 Buildings by : Paul Rabbitts
Download or read book Aylesbury in 50 Buildings written by Paul Rabbitts and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of some of the architectural heritage of the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury.
Book Synopsis Blackpool in 50 Buildings by : Allan W. Wood
Download or read book Blackpool in 50 Buildings written by Allan W. Wood and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the rich history of Blackpool in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.
Book Synopsis Modern Architecture in an Oxford College by : Geoffrey Tyack
Download or read book Modern Architecture in an Oxford College written by Geoffrey Tyack and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-04-28 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a detailed historical study of the post-war architecture of St John's College, Oxford. In the sixty years since 1945 St John's has been one of the major patrons of modern architecture in Oxford and Cambridge, commissioning a series of innovative and successful buildings from a sequence of leading architectural practices (Architects Co-Partnership, Arup Associates, MacCormac Jamieson Pritchard). The college's modern buildings epitomise changing architectural ideas and practice over the last sixty years, from the neo-Georgianism of the immediate post-war years through the confident modernism of the late 1950s to the 1970s, to the post-modernism of more recent years. Geoffrey Tyack discusses these buildings in detail, with the help of copious illustrations, placing each building within the context of its architect's oeuvre and relating it to the changing character of Oxford University. It is thus intended to be a contribution to the understanding both of modern collegiate architecture and of reent English architectural in general. Publication will coincide with the 450th anniversary of the foundation of St John's College.
Book Synopsis Renaissance Architecture by : Christy Anderson
Download or read book Renaissance Architecture written by Christy Anderson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of European history. Although marked by the rise of powerful individuals, both patrons and architects, the Renaissance was equally a time of growing group identities and communities - and architecture provided the public face to these new identities . Religious reforms in northern Europe, spurred on by Martin Luther, rejected traditional church function and decoration, and proposed new models. Political ambitions required new buildings to satisfy court rituals. Territory, nature, and art intersected to shape new landscapes and building types. Classicism came to be the international language of an educated architect and an ambitious patron, drawing on the legacy of ancient Rome. Yet the richness of the medieval tradition continued to be used throughout Europe, often alongside classical buildings. Examining each of these areas by turn, this book offers a broad cultural history of the period as well as a completely new approach to the history of Renaissance architecture. The work of well-known architects such as Michelangelo and Andrea Palladio is examined alongside lesser known though no less innovative designers such as Juan Guas in Portugal and Benedikt Ried in Prague and Eastern Europe. Drawing on the latest research, it also covers more recent areas of interest such as the story of women as patrons and the emotional effect of Renaissance buildings, as well as the impact of architectural publications and travel on the emerging new architectural culture across Europe. As such, it provides a compelling introduction to the subject for all those interested in the history of architecture, society, and culture in the Renaissance, and European culture in general.
Book Synopsis Frome in 50 Buildings by : Alastair MacLeay
Download or read book Frome in 50 Buildings written by Alastair MacLeay and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the history and character of the Somerset town of Frome in this enriching tour of fifty of its buildings and landmarks.
Book Synopsis Chiswick in 50 Buildings by : Lucy McMurdo
Download or read book Chiswick in 50 Buildings written by Lucy McMurdo and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of Chiswick’s architectural treasures and notable landmarks from across the centuries.
Book Synopsis Medieval Architecture by : Nicola Coldstream
Download or read book Medieval Architecture written by Nicola Coldstream and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval architecture comprises much more than the traditional image of Gothic cathedrals and the castles of chivalry. A great variety of buildings--synagogues, halls, and barns--testify to the diverse communities and interests in western Europe in the centuries between 1150 and 1550. This book looks at their architecture from an entirely fresh perspective, shifting the emphasis away from such areas as France towards the creativity of other regions, including central Europe and Spain. Treating the subject thematically, Coldstream seeks out what all buildings, both religious and secular, have in common, and how they reflect the material and spiritual concerns of the people who built and used them. Furthermore, the author considers how and why, after four centuries of shaping the landscapes and urban patterns of Europe, medieval styles were superseded by classicism.
