25 concepts in modern architecture : a guide for visual thinkers / Stephanie Travis + Catherine Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Travis, Stephanie, author.

Anderson, Catherine (Catherine K.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--Philosophy.

Architecture, Modern.

Architecture, Modern--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations (colour).

Edition:

1st.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Other Title:

Twenty five concepts in modern architecture : a guide for visual thinkers

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2021.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Designed to appeal to visual thinkers, 25 Concepts in Modern Architecture explores the fundamental ideas behind architectural design, through easy-to-follow sketches, drawings and succinct explanations. Twenty-five concepts - each of which are key to architectural design thinking - are accessibly explained by examining twenty-five different masterworks of modern architecture. For example, the concept of 'movement' in architectural design is explained through a close look at a Le Corbusier building; 'transparency' is examined in Philip Johnson's seminal Glass House; 'asymmetry' is understood through the work of Zaha Hadid - and so on, through twenty-five core concepts and twenty-five of the most significant buildings of the modern era. Taking a highly-visual approach, this simple yet visually-powerful guide is an essential companion in the design studio and to introductory courses in modern architecture, interior architecture, and interior design. Understanding these concepts will provide a key to demystifying the greatest works in modern architectural history, inspire new ways to think about new design projects, and reveal how drawing and sketching are used as tools for the visual analysis of architecture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Rotating L-Shapes Schindler Chace House, Rudolph Schindler 1922 2. Manipulating Volumes Bauhaus Master Houses, Walter Gropius 1926 3. Sliding Planes Barcelona Pavilion, Mies Van Der Rohe 1929 4. Shifting Space Lovell Beach House, Rudolph Schindler 1929 5. Moving Perspectives Villa Savoy, Le Corbusier 1931 6. Compressing Horizontals Jacobs House, Frank Lloyd Wright 1936 7. Expanding Volumes Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright 1937 8. Extending Rectangles Kaufmann House, Richard Neutra 1947 9. Splitting Zones Eames House, Charles and Ray Eames 1949 10. Offsetting Interior/Exterior Glass House, Philip Johnson 1949 11. Layering Planes Farnsworth House, Mies Van Der Rohe 1951 12. Undulating Forms House of Canoas, Oscar Niemeyer 1951 13. Manipulating Light Ronchamp, Le Corbusier 1955 14. Interlocking Cubes Trenton Bath House, Louis Kahn 1955 15. Connecting Forms Miller House, Eero Saarinen 1957 16. Lengthening Views Stahl House, Pierre Koenig 1960 17. Overlapping Circles Pavilion for Pre-Columbian Art, Philip Johnson 1963 18. Rotating Blocks Fisher House, Louis Kahn 1967 19. Embedding Components Koshino House, Tadao Ando 1984 20. Clustering Objects Winton Guest House, Frank Gehry 1987 21. Engaging Procession Church on the Water, Tadao Ando 1988

22. Lifting Elements Maison Bordeaux, Rem Koolhaas 1998 23. Branching Masses Y House, Steven Holl 1999 24. Stacking Shapes Tokyo Apartment House, Sou Fujimoto 2006 25. Nesting Rectangles House N, Sou Fujimoto 2008

Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781350055599

OCLC:

1263822425

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.