Building theories : architecture as the art of building / Franca Trubiano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trubiano, Franca, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Philosophy.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

"This book explores significant and timely topics for both the design and construction of contemporary architecture by challenging its very practice of theory. It proposes an alternative definition of architectural theory; one that is able and willing to confront the many contradictions now faced by designers, architects, engineers, and builders who negotiate often overwhelming technological imperatives. It valorises the, as yet, untapped potential of thinking through building, preparing the foundations for a critical return to the art of making that is architecture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Thinking through Building

2. Building and the Treatise

3. Architect as Builder and Thinker

4. Matter(s) Hidden in Plain Sight

5. Lost in Translation 6. From Aesthetics to Ethics, and back

7. Design and Construction - Walter Gropius and Ove Arup

8. The Composite Mind Re-Builds Theory

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-51034-8

1-315-71755-7

9781315717555

OCLC:

1258042158