From 1960-1980, both eastern and western Europe experienced a construction boom of new dimensions. Cybernetics, the science of planning, and sociology, as well as the new possibilities offered by technology and production, paved the way to large-scale processes and systems in ar…
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From 1960-1980, both eastern and western Europe experienced a construction boom of new dimensions. Cybernetics, the science of planning, and sociology, as well as the new possibilities offered by technology and production, paved the way to large-scale processes and systems in ar…
This thesis explores the interplay between practices of activism and planning through a focus on place. By developing an understanding of place as a multi-situated and multi-scalar concept, I show how a theoretical approach based on a revision of the concept of place can bridge …
Town halls are the key expression of civic consciousness in the urban environment. They were constructed at a period of change for local government, when there was an urgent need for transition to an altered method of control. They enable a degree of civic access and ritual, and…
Arthur Ingram and Lionel Cranfield were part of the early modern phenomenon of social mobility, rising from humble merchants to titled gentlemen in one generation. Cranfield, especially, reached significant heights in a matter of years. Despite the fact both men have merited bio…
The research presented in this thesis is intended to reveal the layers of social and cultural meaning invested in a building conventionally regarded as a work of abstract aesthetic modernism, and one which has been evaluated, within the framework of a national heritage preservat…
Architecture: the whole story
by Jones, Denna, Gumuchdjian, Philip, Rogers, Richard George
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Part 1: The role of light in architecture -- Light and perception -- Light and geography -- Light as an instrument for abstraction -- Part 2: Working with light in architecture -- Natural light: bringing the outside, inside -- Filtered light: creating atmosphere -- Focused light…
Time, History and Architecture presents a series of essays on critical historiography, each addressing a different topic, to elucidate the importance of two influential figures Walter Benjamin and Gottfried Semper for architectural history. In a work exploring themes such as tim…
This thesis seeks to place Shed Style residential architecture in a larger historic context, and in doing so, serve as a helpful reference text for future research. This historic context addresses both the history of residential architecture and suburban development in the Unite…
A cidade tem vindo, com o avançar do tempo, a tornar-se cada vez menos virtuosa. As ansiedades sentidas pelo habitante da metrópole implicam a necessidade de rever o modo como o ser humano interpreta o espaço à sua volta. A completa dissociação do homem da sua envolvente traz da…
Most available representational tools in the fields of Architecture and Urban Architectural History present inaccurate expressions of urban architectural evolution. Instead of representing urban architectural change as part of a universal flow, most of them present it as a serie…
This dissertation focuses on the development of Islamic architecture in Asia Minor (today's Turkey) throughout the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. It proposes a study of the architecture of medieval Anatolia within the parameters of cross-cultural exchange, and of tra…
Tadao Ando: conversations with students
by Andō, Tadao, Hunter, Matthew
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The newest volume in our popular Conversations series features Japanese architect Tadao Ando. One of the most celebrated living architects, Ando is best known for crafting serenely austere structures that fuse Japanese building traditions with Western modernism. His minimalist m…