Universal principles of architecture : 100 architectural archetypes, methods, conditions, relationships, and imaginaries / Nathalie Frankowski and Cruz Garcia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frankowski, Nathalie, author.

Garcia, Cruz, 1983- author.

Series:

Rockport Universal Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Beverly, MA : Rockport Publishers, [2023]

Summary:

Universal Principles of Architecture is a concise, visual introduction to 100 of the most fundamental elements of architecture.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title

Contents

Introduction: How to read Universal Principles of Architecture

Archetypes

1 Volumetric Archetypes: Architectures of pure geometric forms and their combinations

2 Spatial Archetypes: Design by addition, subtraction, and other strategies of space

3 Organizational Archetypes: Architectures of centrality, axiality, networks, layering, and stacking

4 Square Archetypes: Closed, nuclear, dominated, grouped, and amorphous open spaces

5 Megalithic Archetypes: Dolmens, menhirs, inukshuks, and other structures in stone

6 Vitruvian Archetypes: Ordering, composition, proportion, symmetry, decorum, and economy

7 Figurative Archetypes: Forms and shapes that are representative of something else

8 Hardcorist Archetypes: Architecture designed as pure formal exploration

9 Five Points: Designing free plan, free structure, garden roof, pilotis, and free facades

10 Nonsolid Architectures: Architectures that are not made of conventionally solid materials

11 Void: Carved, dug, buried, and other forms of architectures of subtraction

12 Ornament: Decoration in the facades, structures, and interiors of architecture

13 Megastructure: Very big terrestrial, aquatic, flying, cosmic, extraplanetary structures

14 Super Tall: Structures, buildings, and spaces reaching extraordinary heights

15 Stealth: Architectures of disappearance, disguise, and camouflage

16 Blob: Amorphous, shapeless, and irregularly shaped architectures

17 Topo Architecture: Buildings, structures, and spaces that are also landscape

18 Parasitic Architectures: Structures attached to or protruding from other buildings

19 Infrastructural Architecture: Buildings that are also bridges, tunnels, and other forms of utilities

20 Big Box: Very large buildings contained inside a single-facade envelope

Methods.

21 Manifestos: Compelling declaration of a vision, intent, goal, or mission

22 Diagramming: Highlighting architecture's basic functions, layout, and programs

23 Sketching: Drawing the basic outline, main ideas, or concepts of a project

24 Modelling: Constructing the three-dimensional representation of a design

25 Massing: Three-dimensional volumetric explorations of a project

26 Collage: Image produced by the combination of other images

27 Narrative Architecture: Storytelling of architectural situations, conditions, and critiques

28 Kit-of-Parts: Design with predetermined components and elements

29 Tactical Urbanism: Punctual and specific urban interventions that are part of a larger plan

30 Psychogeographic Cartographies: Assembling urban experiences with unexpected spatial combinations

31 Mapping: Outlining the conditions and characteristics behind a design project

32 Investigative Architecture: Identifying and researching various aspects of the built environment

33 Urban Patchwork: Designing smaller interactive spatial components (patches)

34 Figure-Ground: Contrasting spatial differences of open and enclosed spaces

35 Cadavre Exquis: Collective design where members don't know one another's input

36 Mash-Up: Combining disparate elements into a new design

37 Parametric: Designing via the input of parameters and variables

38 Three-Dimensional Printing: Producing three-dimensional objects by means of machines

39 Robot Fabrication: Constructing, assembling, and manufacturing projects with robots

40 Living Architecture: Using living organisms as construction and spatial materials

Conditions

41 Ecological Architecture: Buildings, spaces, and structures in balance with nature

42 Spiritual Architecture: Structures and spaces for spiritual practices, rituals, and customs.

43 Multisensorial Architecture: Spaces for engaging with many senses and sensibilities

44 Critical Spatial Practice: Spatial interventions that change or challenge social conventions

45 Social Justice Design: Designing for social equity and fair conditions for people

46 Domesticity: Engaging with the spatial politics of home and dwelling

47 Carbon Neutral: Designing for the eradication of greenhouse gas emissions

48 Reuse: Making use of already existing structures

49 Building Life Cycle: Accounting for all the stages of a structure's life span

50 Post-Occupancy: Considering architecture after a project has been inhabited

51 Historical Preservation: Sustaining historical artifacts, edifices, spaces, and infrastructures

52 Biomimicry: Emulating nature's solutions to problems

53 Mobile Architecture: Flexible designs for continuous physical and social motion

54 Kinetic Architecture: Buildings and structures in motion

55 Agritecture: Connecting agriculture and architecture

56 Free Space: Designing for maximum flexibility and continuous transformation

57 Peripatetic Architecture: Structures for continuous relocation

58 Non-Extractivist Architecture: Rejecting resource extraction for architecture

59 Weather Architecture: Spatial interventions incorporating atmospheric phenomena

60 Recovery Architecture: Design for the aftermath of natural, human, and ecological crises

Relationships

61 Universalist Design (anti-ableist): Designing accessibility for the many ways of existing in the world

62 Transcalarity: Considering multiple scales and sizes of functions and programs

63 Inclusive Design: Designing for everyone, regardless of age, circumstance, and ability

64 Silver/Children's Architecture: Architecture for people at different stages of their life.

65 Animal-Centered Design: Design for behaviors, conditions, and characteristics of animal species

66 Commoning: Spatial design for the sharing of resources and experiences

67 Social Condenser: Projects designed for large social gatherings

68 Participatory Design: Designing by the exchange of ideas and collective deliberation

69 Grid: Determining spatial paraments by networks of lines

70 Post-Domestic Architecture: Spaces that facilitate life without labor related to the home

71 Ephemeral Architecture: Design that is transient and leaves no physical mark

72 Phenomenology: Design approach that considers and centers on experience

73 Architecture of Isolation: Spatial design that avoids collective human interactions

74 Defensive Architecture: Spaces and structures that protect against attacks

75 Simulation Design: Models reproducing architectural and contextual conditions

76 AI Cities: Machines or computers performing urban tasks and decision-making

77 Self-Generating Architecture: Structures producing building components and elements on-site

78 Authorless Architecture: Collective design processes against singular authorship

79 Design-Build: Performing every part of the process, from design to construction

80 Building Construction Moratorium: Imposed or voluntary restriction of the construction of architecture

Imaginaries

81 Utopia: Architectures of ideal or cautionary societies, cities, and states

82 Futurisms: Projections of futures formed by particular characteristics

83 Organic Architecture: Designing a close relationship between architecture and the land

84 Queer Cartographies: Spatial interventions challenging the role of heteronormative design

85 Space Magicians: Designing spaces, situations, and experiences through fantasy.

86 Metabolism: Architectures that grow and adapt like a body

87 Brutalism: Raw honesty of materials, programs, labor, and extraction

88 Avant-Garde: Experimental approach to design with the aim of changing the world

89 Modernities: Plans that implement social conditions and improve living conditions

90 Post-Colonial Architecture: Mitigating the impact of colonization and reimagining life without it

91 Panopticon: Spatial conditions of continuous surveillance

92 Abolitionist Architecture: Design for the end slavery, prisons, and other oppressive institutions

93 Anti-Racist Architecture: Design that exposes and subverts racist practices and processes

94 Feminist City: Design addressing the needs of women and nonbinary and trans people

95 Self-Sustaining Architecture: Addressing all aspects of maintenance and sustenance of architecture

96 Virtual City: Design of urban conditions that exist solely on computers

97 Playground City: Conceiving spaces for play, where humans are players

98 Relationality: Design for relations between species, the living, and the nonliving

99 Planetary Design: Design philosophy that tackles challenges at the scale of the planet

100 Intergalactic Architecture: Speculative and scientific design of structures in space

Glossary

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Index

Dedication

Copyright.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780760380628

0760380627

OCLC:

1401961513