Entrée principale:

Lyndon, Donlyn.

Titre et auteur:

Chambers for a memory palace / Donlyn Lyndon and Charles W. Moore ; with illustrations by the authors.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1994.

Description:

xiii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Axes that Reach / Paths that Wander -- Orchards that Measure / Phasters that Temper -- Platforms that Separate / Slopes that Join / Stairs that Climb and Pause -- Borders that Control / Walls that Layer / Pockets that Offer Choice and Change -- Openings that Frame / Portals that Bespeak -- Roofs that Encompass / Canopies that Center -- Markers that Command / Allies that Inhabit -- Light that Plays / Shadow that Haunts / Shade that Lulls -- Rooms that Define / Space that Leaks Up Into the Light -- Types that Recur / Order that Comes and Goes -- Shapes that Remind / Ornament that Transmits, Transforms, and Encodes -- Gardens that Civilize -- Water that Pools and Connects -- Images that Motivate -- Postscript: The Castillo de Gargonza.

Résumé:

An exchange of letters between Moore and Lyndon celebrating admired places and the role of design in making them memorable. Deals with design factors such as roofs and canopies, light and shadow, statues, gardens, and other architectural elements. Considers classic Western structures, Asian temples, Islamic tombs, ancient ruins, and modern cities.

ISBN:

0262121824
9780262121828
0262621053 (paperback)
9780262621052 (paperback)

Sujet:

Lyndon, Donlyn Correspondence.
Moore, Charles W., 1925-1993 Correspondence.
Lyndon, Donlyn Correspondance.
Moore, Charles Willard, 1925-1993 Correspondance.
Lyndon, Donlyn
Moore, Charles W., 1925-1993
Lyndon, Donlyn, (1936- ...) Correspondance.
Moore, Charles, (1925- ) Correspondance.
Architects United States Correspondence.
Architecture Composition, proportion, etc.
Architectes États-Unis Correspondance.
Architecture Composition, proportions, etc.
Architects
Arquitetura.
Architects United States 20th century Correspondence.
United States
Architecture

Classification/genre:

personal correspondence.
Personal correspondence
Correspondance privée.

Vedettes secondaires:

Moore, Charles W., 1925-1993.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 104239
Cote: ID NA737.L96.A3; ID:94-B1947
Statut: Disponible