Interpreting Site - Studies in Perception, Representation, and Design

Interpreting Site explains the basic methods you can use to translate what you perceive to represent the complex conditions that physically and mentally "construe" a site, helping you to shape your final design. Includes four full colour illustrated case studies of key contemporary projects in Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway.

Sommario

Acknowledgements. Foreword Christopher Mead. Introduction. Section 1: Defining Site 1. The Diagram 2. The Site Plan 3. Case Study: El Molinete, Cartagena, Spain Section 2: Experiencing Site 4. Composite Montage 5. Topography 6. Case Study: White House, Lake of the Ozarks, USA Section 3: Spatializing Site 7. Figure Ground 8. Comparative Analysis 9. Case Study: Photographer’s Gallery, London, UK Section 4: Systemizing Site 10. Flow 11. Infrastructural Networks 12. Case Study: Trollstigplatået, Trollstigen, Norway Afterword. Bibliography. Image Credits. Further Reading. Index

Info autore

Genevieve S. Baudoin is an Assistant Professor at the College of Architecture, Planning and Design at Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kansas, USA. She is also a registered architect in the state of New Mexico, and the co-founder of the collaborative design practice Dual Ecologies.

Riassunto

Interpreting Site explains the basic methods you can use to translate what you perceive to represent the complex conditions that physically and mentally "construe" a site, helping you to shape your final design. Includes four full colour illustrated case studies of key contemporary projects in Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway.

Testo aggiuntivo

"A book that contemplates drawing and representation as means of conceiving place through site is unprecedented and timely." - Bruce Johnson, Assistant Professor, The University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design and Planning, USA

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Genevieve Baudoin, Genevieve (Kansas State University Baudoin, Genevieve S. Baudoin, Genevieve S. (Kansas State University Baudoin
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.07.2015
• EAN: 9781138020696
• ISBN: 978-1-138-02069-6
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Landscape art & architecture, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, The environment, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Landscape architecture and design, Theory of architecture, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design