Thinking Through Twentieth-Century Architecture

The book is relevant to current issues of contemporary practice and education, showing that philosophical issues are fundamental, and those relating to design decisions never go away. It includes 200 illustrations and will appeal to all those interested in twentieth century architecture and architectural students.

Info autore

Nicholas Ray, currently a Visiting Professor at the University of Liverpool, practised and taught at Cambridge for more than 40 years, where he is an Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College. Previous publications include monographs on Alvar Aalto and Rafael Moneo and co-authored books and articles with Christian Illies, a German philosopher.

Riassunto

The book is relevant to current issues of contemporary practice and education, showing that philosophical issues are fundamental, and those relating to design decisions never go away. It includes 200 illustrations and will appeal to all those interested in twentieth century architecture and architectural students.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nicholas (Cambridge University Ray, Ray Nicholas, Nicholas Ray, Nicholas (University of Liverpool Ray
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.11.2022
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia
• EAN: 9781032156118
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215611-8
• Numero di pagine: 298
• Categorie: 20th Century, ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ARCHITECTURE / Study & Teaching, ARCHITECTURE / History / Contemporary (1945-), ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, The environment, History of Architecture, Design Philosophy, Theory of architecture, Architectural pedagogy, built environment analysis, spatial typologies, critical theory in architecture, philosophical foundations of modern architecture, postmodern architectural critique