Why are most buildings rectangular? : and other essays on geometry and architecture / Philip Steadman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steadman, Philip, 1942- author.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Composition, proportion, etc.

Architecture.

Geometry in architecture.

Physical Description:

x, 270 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

This book brings together a dozen of Philip Steadman's essays and papers on the geometry of architectural and urban form, written over the last twelve years. New introductions link the papers and set them in context. There are two large themes: a morphological approach to the history of architecture, and studies of possibility in built form. Within this framework the papers cover the geometrical character of the building stock as a whole; histories of selected building types; analyses of density and energy in relation to urban form; and systematic methods for enumerating building plans and built forms. They touch on a range of key topics of debate in architectural theory and building science. Illustrated with over 200 black and white images, this collection provides an accessible and coherent guide to this important work.

Contents:

Plan geometry, rectangular and circular

The geometry and 'evolution' of building types

Built form and urban form : geometry, energy and density

Theoretical approaches to possibility in built form.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138226548

1138226548

9781138226555

1138226556

OCLC:

973880100