Introducing architectural tectonics : exploring the intersection of design and construction / Chad Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Chad, author.

Contributor:

Ford, Edward R., writer of foreword.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Philosophy.

Architecture.

Building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lxx, 347 pages.)

Place of Publication:

LONDON : ROUTLEDGE, 2017.

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Foreword / by Edward R. Ford

Preface : Building a foundation

Guiding principles : Introduction: Developing a framework ; Investigating the tectonic: unpacking the guiding principles

Projects : Loblolly House, Taylor Island Maryland / Kieran Timberlake Associates ; written with Aaron Neal

Swiss Sound Box, Hannover, Germany / Peter Zumthor

Thorncrown Chapel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas / E. Fay Jones

Government Canyon Visitor Center, San Antonio, Texas / Lake, Flato ; written with Suzanne Abell

Peninsula House, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Sean Godsell Architects

Prayer Pavilion of Light, Phoenix, Arizona / DeBartolo

GC Prostho Museum Research Center, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan / Kengo Kuma I& Associates ; written with Aaron Neal

Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York / Herzog & de Meuron

Center of Gravity Foundation Hall, Jemez Springs, New Mexico / Predock-Frane Architects

Chapel of Reconciliation, Berlin, Germany / reiterman, sassenroth architekten

Porciúncula La Milagrosa Chapel, La Calera, Cundinamerca, Columbia / Daniel Bonilla Arquitectos

Arabian Library, Scottsdale, Arizona / richärd+bauer

METI Handmade School, Rudrapur, Bangladesh / Anna Heringer and Eike Roswag

Brain Studio, Seattle, Washington / Olson Kundig Architects ; written by Suzanne Abell

Chapel del Retiro, Auco, Chile / Undurraga Devés Arquitectos

Lanxi Curtilage Building, Chengdu, China / Archi-Union Architects

Punta della Dogana, Venice, Italy / Tadao Ando Architect & Associates

National Museum of Roman Art, Mérida, Spain / Rafael Moneo

Bruder Klaus Field Chapel, Wachendorf, Eifel, Germany / Peter Zumthor

Casa Tóló, Alvite, Vila Real District, Portugal / Álvaro Leite Siza

Afterword : Reflections on an exploration.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-326) and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

ISBN:

9781315735467

1315735466

Publisher Number:

99984025109

40026570206

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.