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Three cultural ecologies / David Leatherbarrow & Richard Wesley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leatherbarrow, David, author.
- Wesley, Richard, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Le Corbusier, 1887-1965--Criticism and interpretation.
- Le Corbusier.
- Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959--Criticism and interpretation.
- Wright, Frank Lloyd.
- Architecture--Environmental aspects.
- Architecture.
- Architecture and society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2017.
- Summary:
- Three Cultural Ecologies reverses common conceptions of modern architecture. This examination of cultural ecology at three scales, domestic, monastic, and urban, not only reconsiders the history of modern architecture, but also its antecedents and its bearing on contemporary theory, practice, and education.
- Contents:
- Speaking of Cultural Ecology
- Pre-modern Home Economics
- Rustica and Urbana
- Up on the Roof
- Pre-modern Cloisters and Precincts
- Alone-Together Naturally
- Into the Desert
- Answering Disequilibrium.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-317-09475-1
- 1-315-59586-9
- 1-317-09474-3
- 9781315595863
- OCLC:
- 993995087
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