Building ideas : an introduction to architectural theory / Jonathan A. Hale.

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Hale, Jonathan A.

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Building ideas : an introduction to architectural theory / Jonathan A. Hale.

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242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
"This book is an essential text for students of architecture and related disciplines, satisfying the demand for an accessible introduction to the major theoretical debates in contemporary architecture"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index.
pt. 1. The question of meaning in architecture -- 1. Architecture as engineering -- the technological revolution -- 2. Architecture as art -- aesthetics in philosophy -- pt. 2. Models of interpretation -- 3. The return of the body -- phenomenology in architecture -- 4. Systems of communication -- structuralism and semiotics -- 5. Politics and architecture -- the Marxist tradition.
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"This book is an essential text for students of architecture and related disciplines, satisfying the demand for an accessible introduction to the major theoretical debates in contemporary architecture. The book also acts as a guide and companion volume to the many primary theoretical texts recently made available in reprinted collections. Whilst architectural monographs, collections of building precedents and polemical manifestoes are growing more and more numerous, Building Ideas is the first book to provide an introduction to such a broad range of issues in architectural theory. This text therefore serves to fill a widening gap between the everyday practice of architecture and the often bewildering field of academic theoretical debate."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN:

0471851949 (alk. paper)
9780471851943 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture Philosophie.
architectural theory.
Architekturtheorie
Architekturkritik

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Location: Library main 210706
Call No.: NA2500 .H235 2000
Status: Available

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