Understanding meaningful environments : architectural precedents and the question of identity in creative design / edited by K. Moraes Zarzar and A. Guney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Guney, A. (Ali)

Moraes Zarzar, Karina, 1961-

Series:

Research in design series ; v. 4.

Research in design series, 1569-7258 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design.

Architecture--Details.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : IOS Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Understanding Meaningful Environments: Architectural Precedents and the Question of Identity in Creative Design"" intends to put forward a discussion on the use of precedents and the production of innovative designs as well as to discuss the relationship between precedents and identity in a world undergoing a rapid process of globalization. This publication provides insights into how the strategy of making use of design precedents as a source of knowledge rather than initiating a project from tabula rasa leads to efficient, effective, and/or innovative results, based, in particular, on the w

Contents:

Title page; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; The use of architectural precedents in creative design; Architecture of place and cognitive biases; Parametric simulation and pre-parametric design thinking; How Lewis Mumford rethought regionalist precedents; The question of identity in design; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: The articulation between formal and informal city; Architectural precedent analysis; Afterword; About the Authors; Figures

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-96862-5

9786611968625

1-60750-369-7

1-4416-0158-9

600-00-1187-3

1-59734-391-9

OCLC:

491256916