Architect Knows Best Environmental Determinism in Architecture Culture from 1956 to the Present.
The idea that buildings could be used to reform human behaviour and improve society was fundamental to the 'modern' movement in architecture and planning. However, as these approaches came under attack from the 1950s onwards, it was thought that the environmental determinist strand of the...
| Основен автор: | Richards, Simon. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham :
Ashgate Pub.,
2012.
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| Серия: |
Ashgate Studies in Architecture.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=460617 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Architect Knows Best : Environmental Determinism in Architecture Culture from 1956 to the Present. |
| Резюме: |
The idea that buildings could be used to reform human behaviour and improve society was fundamental to the 'modern' movement in architecture and planning. However, as these approaches came under attack from the 1950s onwards, it was thought that the environmental determinist strand of the architectural discourse had been killed off. Illustrated through a series of interviews with leading contemporary architect-planners, this book argues that it was not, but on the contrary, that it has deepened and diversified. Many of the most prominent architect-planners continue to design with a view to imp. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (189 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-173) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781409439233 1409439232 1409439224 9781409439226 |