Windows in architecture / Christopher Masters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Masters, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Windows--Design and construction--History.

Windows.

Architect-designed windows.

Windows in interior decoration.

Physical Description:

191 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Merrell Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

"The window is one of the most essential components of architecture, yet it rarely receives the detailed examination that it deserves. This new study explores the development of the window, showing how it transformed human experience by increasing access to light and air, and simultaneously changed our perception of architectural space. Christopher Masters celebrates the multiple roles of the window in architecture through thematic chapters that allow for spectacular visual comparisons, juxtaposing images from different cultures and historical periods. He provides engaging commentaries on over 80 exceptional buildings of all types, both ancient and modern, ranging from the Pantheon in Rome, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto to Walter Gropius's Bauhaus in Dessau, Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal in New York, Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi and Dorte Mandrup's Icefjord Centre in Greenland. Featuring more than 100 superb photographs, this is an intriguing and accessible survey of a formerly neglected subject in architectural history" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Reading a building by its windows

Controlling the elements

Light defining space

Divine light

Walls of glass

Sky light.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781858947051

1858947057

OCLC:

1350840796