Forms and Functions of Twentieth-Century Architecture : Volume Ii: the Principles of Composition / Talbot Hamlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arnaud, Leopold.

Garnsey, Julian E.

Hamlin, Talbot, editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1952]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the principles of composition in architecture during the 20th century such as; balance, scale, style, color and types of construction.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Illustrations

1. Architectural Aesthetics. An Introduction

2. Unity

3. Balance

4. Proportion

5. Scale

6. Rhythm

7. Sequences in Planning

8. Formal and Informal Sequence Design

9. Character

10. Style

11. Color in Architecture / Garnsey, Julian Ε.

12. Architectural Design and Structural Methods I: Types of Construction

13. Architectural Design and Structural Methods II: Block or Gravity Construction

14. Architectural Design and Structural Methods III: Mass Construction

15. Architectural Design and Structural Methods IV: Framed Construction

16. Architectural Design and Structural Methods V: Framed Construction in Steel and Reinforced Concrete

17. Architectural Design and Building Materials

18. The Building and the Community

19. Process of Architectural Planning

20. Group Planning I: General Considerations

21. Group Planning II: Formal and Informal Groups

22. Group Planning III: Open Groups and Closed Groups

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231882446

0231882440

OCLC:

1100440543