In search of elegance : towards an architecture of satisfaction / Michel Lincourt ; illustrations by Louise Beaupré-Lincourt.

Main entry:

Lincourt, Michel, 1941-

Title & Author:

In search of elegance : towards an architecture of satisfaction / Michel Lincourt ; illustrations by Louise Beaupré-Lincourt.

Publication:

Montreal & Kingston ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press ; Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1999.

Description:

409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Restrictions:

Online version licensed for access by U. of T. users.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-397) and index.
1. Introduction: A Theory for the Practice of Architecture -- 2. A Theory based on Phenomenology -- 3. Unveiling Architecture -- 4. Values and Design Criteria -- 5. Palais-Royal: A Perennial Elegance -- 6. Fondation Rothschild Workers' Residence: An Honest Elegance -- 7. Outremont: A Convivial Elegance -- 8. Reveiling Architecture -- 9. Archetypes of Elegance -- 10. Conclusion: Elegance for an Architecture of Satisfaction -- Appendix. Sample of the questionnaire used for the survey conducted at the Fondation Rothschild Workers' Residence.

Resources:
c1999.
Publisher description

ISBN:

0853235244
9780853235248
0773517537
9780773517530
0773518274
9780773518278

Subject:

Palis-Royal (Paris, France)
Palais Royal Paris
Architectural design Case studies.
Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture Aesthetics.
Architecture and society.
Architecture Esthétique.
Architecture Québec (Province) Outremont.
Travailleurs Habitatations France Paris
Design architectural Études de cas.
Architecture Philosophie.
Architecture et société.
architectural theory.
Architectural design
Architekturtheorie
Architektur
Ästhetik
Bouwkunde.
Vormgeving.
Esthetica.
Sociale aspecten.
Architecture Aspect social.
Design architectural Cas, Études de.
Logements ouvriers France Paris (France)
Outremont
Rue de Prague 8
Outremont (Québec)
Paris Palais Royal.
Paris Rue de Prague 8.

Form/genre:

Electronic books.
Case studies

Added entries:

Beaupré-Lincourt, Louise.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 225297
Call No.: NA2500.L562 1999
Copy: c. 2
Notes: paperback
Status: Available

Location: Library main 204388
Call No.: NA2500.L562 1999
Copy: c. 1
Notes: hardcover
Status: Available

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