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MDQxOTE2MTMwOQ 07 PDF
MDQxOTE2MTMwOQ 07 PDF
Modern architecture has become extremely complex and its study has been made
more difficult by changes in fashion and a proliferation of design modes. In this
book, Geoffrey Baker develops a methodology for design analysis that reveals the
underlying organisation of buildings.Part One explains the nature and role of
architecture in a wide-ranging discussion extending from geometry to symbolism.
Part Two demonstrates the analytical methodology by reference to cities and
works by modern masters such as Aalto, Meier and Stirling. In this second revised
edition, Dr Baker has added a chapter outlining the relationship between some
current perceptions of science, art and philosophy, and how these impinge on
architecture. The discussion compares Futurism, Constructivism, Suprematism,
High Tech, Deconstruction and the attitude of the avant-garde, with the
phenomenology of Bachelard and Heiddeger.