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The beehive metaphor : from Gaudi to Le Corbusier / Juan Antonio Ramirez ; translated by Alexander R. Tulloch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramírez, Juan Antonio.
- Series:
- Essays in art and culture (London, England)
- Essays in art and culture
- Standardized Title:
- Metáfora de la colmena. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Europe--History--20th century--Themes, motives.
- Architecture.
- Architecture--Europe--Themes, motives.
- Beehives.
- Bees in art.
- Symbolism in architecture.
- Le Corbusier, 1887-1965.
- Le Corbusier.
- Gaudí, Antoni, 1852-1926.
- Gaudí, Antoni.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Since time immemorial, bees have been associated with all manner of virtues. The beehive has served as the model for an ideal society, while honey and wax have provided the basis for countless positive metaphors of sweetness and productivity. The natural architecture created by bees in their hives can be said to approach perfection. In The Beehive Metaphor, Juan Antonio Ramírez shows how this lucid modular structure had a considerable influence on the architects and artists who founded the Modern movement. Models from both traditional and ""modern"" or ""rational"" apiculture were
- Contents:
- The Beehive Metaphor Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Rustic Beehive, Rational Beehive; 2 Working Beehive, Mystical Beehive; 3 Symbolist Beehive, Artistic Beehive; 4 Transparent Beehive, Spiritual Beehive; 5 Mechanical Beehive, Social Beehive; References
- Notes:
- "Originally published in Spain by Ediciones Siruela, S.A. under the title La metafora de la colmena. De Gaudi a Le Corbusier"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786612450426
- 9781282450424
- 1282450425
- 9781861895332
- 186189533X
- OCLC:
- 650003877
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