Great Windows in Modern Architecture

This book explores how the act of detailing and situating windows in buildings is a key proponent in the language of architecture. It investigates 18 case studies to define what makes these windows 'great' and how each window is situated within both its technical and philosophical context and as an overall development of modern architecture.

List of contents

Introduction: What is a window? 1. Bauhaus School, Dessau 2. Brunswick Park Primary School Assembly Hall 3. La Maison de Verre 4. S.C. Johnson Administration Building and Research Tower 5. Villa Tugendhat 6. The Klein Studio 7. The Gipsoteca Canoviana 8. Säynätsalo Town Hall 9. Fisher House 10. Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre 11. Swee Saw Hock Student Centre 12. CEPT School of Architecture 13. Hostelets Civic Centre 14. Dipoli Student Centre 15. Higgins Hall Centre, Pratt Institute 16. The Dominican Monastery of Sainte Marie de La Tourette 17. Whitney Museum of American Art (currently Frick Madison) 18. Sydney Opera House

About the author

Kevin Adams is a Teaching Fellow at the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA), a practising architect and the founding principal of kalm architecture.

Summary

This book explores how the act of detailing and situating windows in buildings is a key proponent in the language of architecture. It investigates 18 case studies to define what makes these windows ‘great’ and how each window is situated within both its technical and philosophical context and as an overall development of modern architecture.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Adams, Kevin (Kalm Architecture Llp Adams, Adams Kevin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.03.2024
• EAN: 9780367358150
• ISBN: 978-0-367-35815-0
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Professional interior design, Individual architects & architectural firms, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / Decoration & Ornament, History of Architecture, Architecture: interior design, Individual architects and architectural firms, Architectural details, components and motifs