Architecture: an introduction

by Makstutis, Geoffrey

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Full title :Architecture : an introduction / Geoffrey Makstutis.

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Publication Date:2010.

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Publisher(s):Laurence King Pub
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

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Includes index.

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Description:1 online resource (248 pages) : : illustrations (some color), maps

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ISBN:9781780670645, 1780670648, 1856696235, 9781856696234
oclc:ocn794493266
LC Classification:NA1995
Dewey Decimal:720.23

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Architects and development; What is architecture?; What does an architect do?; Reasons to become an architect; Who is this book for?; How to use this book; 1. The Setting; History; Theory; Material, Light, Poetry: Tadao Ando, Hombroich Museum, Langen Foundation, Neuss, Germany; The profession-history and theory; Greg Lynn, Cardiff Bay Opera House Competition, Cardiff, UK; 2. Education and Qualification; How long will it take?; Getting there by other routes; What to expect from courses.

Kyu Sung Woo Architects, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Kansas, USAProfessional experience; 3. The Client and The Brief; The client; Coop Himmelb[l]au, Urban Cabinet of Curiosities, Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio, USA; The brief; MVRDV, WoZoCo Housing Estate, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 4. From Brief to Project; Inception and feasibility; David Adjaye, IdeaStore, Tower Hamlets, London, UK; Scheme design/schematic design; Oppenheim Architecture + Design, COR, Miami, Florida, USA; FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste), Islington Square Housing, Manchester, UK.

Simone Giostra & Partners Architects, Greenpix, Zero Energy Media Wall, Beijin…

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