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Open Architecture for the People explores Japanese architecture and the three different phases of development between the years 1950 and 2018.
In creative fields such as architecture, design, music and fine arts, research has been developing over the last two decades, with new forms and modes of study emerging. This book is an attempt to create a broader arena for discussion on doctorateness by establishing a framework for its application to creative disciplines.
This book explores Louis I. Kahn''s approach to tradition as revealed in two of his important, unbuilt, projects. Focusing on Kahn''s designs for the Dominican Motherhouse of St. Catherine de Ricci, Media, Pennsylvania (1965-1969), and the Hurva Synagogue, Jerusalem, Israel (1967-1974), the book challenges prevailing aesthetic and methodological assessments of Kahn''s use of tradition. It reveals how an authentic and critical theoretical-historical and humanistic study of tradition nourished Kahn''s designs, enabling him to mediate historical rituals, ideas and beliefs ΓÇô and to develop innovative designs rooted deep in human culture while addressing real modern concerns. The book evaluates Kahn''s works as a creative recreation and re-interpretation of the past, shedding light on the potential value of the meaningful consideration of tradition in modern times.
Appealing to researchers, architects and students interested in architecture and design technology, Activism in Architecture explores the role of passive environmental inventions as an active agent in shaping socio-political debates.
A ground-breaking study of the late Georgian phenomenon of the `architect-designed cottage¿, this study of small buildings built on country estates and small-looking buildings built in picturesque rural settings, resorts towns and suburban developments explores the discourse that articulated this architectural phenomenon. At the heart of the English idea of the cottage is a Classical idea about retreat from the city to the countryside.
Investigates the complex relations between architecture, space and ethics from divergent and inter-disciplinary perspectives.
Extends recent attempts to re-think post-war architectural culture and its global effects beyond simplistic, canonical, and ontological definitions or explanations.
Extends recent attempts to re-think post-war architectural culture and its global effects beyond simplistic, canonical, and ontological definitions or explanations.
A ground-breaking study of the late Georgian phenomenon of the `architect-designed cottage¿, this study of small buildings built on country estates and small-looking buildings built in picturesque rural settings, resorts towns and suburban developments explores the discourse that articulated this architectural phenomenon. At the heart of the English idea of the cottage is a Classical idea about retreat from the city to the countryside.
Space Unveiled is a significant contribution to the study of architecture education, and the extent to which it has been sensitive to an inclusive cultural perspective.
Investigates the complex relations between architecture, space and ethics from divergent and inter-disciplinary perspectives.
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