Analysing Architecture offers a unique 'notebook' of architectural strategies to present an engaging introduction to elements and concepts in architectural design. Beautifully illustrated throughout with the author's original drawings.
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'I have not recommended any other books on this topic to my students, because it is currently the classic in the field of architectural design studies.' – Professor Howard Ray Lawrence, Penn State
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Analysing Architecture offers a unique 'notebook' of architectural strategies to present an engaging introduction to elements and concepts in architectural design. Beautifully illustrated throughout with the author's original drawings, examples are drawn from across architectural history (from primitive places to late 20th century structures) to illustrate analytical themes and to show how drawing can be used to study architecture.
Simon Unwin clearly identifies the key elements of architecture and conceptual themes apparent in buildings. He describes ideas for use in the active process of design. Breaking down the grammar of architecture into themes and 'moves', Unwin exposes its underlying patterns to reveal the organisational strategies that lie beneath the superficial appearances of buildings.
Exploring buildings as results of the interaction of people with the world around them, Analysing Architecture offers a definition of architecture as 'identification of place' and provides a greater understanding of architecture as a creative discipline. This book presents a powerful impetus for readers to develop their own capacities for architectural design.
Updated and revised, this new edition includes more combined elements of architecture and three new case studies.
Simon Unwin clearly identifies the key elements of architecture and conceptual themes apparent in buildings. He describes ideas for use in the active process of design. Breaking down the grammar of architecture into themes and 'moves', Unwin exposes its underlying patterns to reveal the organisational strategies that lie beneath the superficial appearances of buildings.
Exploring buildings as results of the interaction of people with the world around them, Analysing Architecture offers a definition of architecture as 'identification of place' and provides a greater understanding of architecture as a creative discipline. This book presents a powerful impetus for readers to develop their own capacities for architectural design.
Updated and revised, this new edition includes more combined elements of architecture and three new case studies.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A good clear way to start in a journey to understand the human foundations and terminology of architecture. Many books like this can either lose you in complexity in the first few pages, or be tediously simple coffee table books where the glossy images are real content, but this book just about manages the tightrope between the two. I'd recommnend it, but what do I know? (more than I did before)
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Sam Levine
Format:Paperback
I this book in the hope it would reveal an intriguing new way of looking at buildings. What I found was a dry old tome hidden behind a flashy cover that showed me nothing about how to take my interest forward. If you are new to architecture and want to read something to ignite your passion for the subject, look elsewhere.
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