ABC of Architecture

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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Beskrivning

ABC of Architecture is an accessible, nontechnical introduction to architectural structure, history, and criticism. Author James F. O'Gormon moves seamlessly from a discussion of the most basic inspiration for architecture (the need for shelter from the elements), to an exploration of space, system, and material, and, finally, to an examination of the language and history of architecture. He shows the nonspecialist how to read a design in plans, sections, and elevations, and how architects, like other artists, make creative use of space and light.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-10-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 11 mm
Vikt:204 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:University of Pennsylvania Press
Illustratör:Dennis E. McGrath, Dennis E McGrath
ISBN:9780812216318

Utforska kategorier

Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Arkitektur inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

James F. O'Gorman is Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art at Wellesley College and author of more than a dozen books on architecture and art history, including Connecticut Valley Vernacular: The Vanishing Landscape and Architecture of the New England Tobacco Fields, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Recensioner i media

"May be the best-written work on the subject."-New York Times"Thank goodness for James F. O'Gorman, who has given us this refreshingly clear guide to the indispensable convergence of art and science we call architecture."-Forbes"[O'Gorman's] mastery of the subject shows in his straightforward, lucid prose."-Publishers Weekly"James O'Gorman's ABC of Architecture takes its rightful place among the few paragons this century of clear and direct introductions to the field."-Robert Venturi

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Precis Architecture A Is for Utilitas B Is for Firmitas C Is for Venustas Architecture as Communication Learning the LingoGlossary Further Reading Index