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Ideas that shaped buildings / Fil Hearn.
| Author/creator | Hearn, M. F., 1938- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2003. |
| Description | xiv, 356 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface : architectural theory is everybody's businesss -- Introduction : contours of theoretical development -- I. Underpinnings (relevant to all theory) -- Of architecture and architects -- Standards of judgment and design justifications -- The uses of the past -- II. Conventions (theory before 1800) -- Images of the ideal and classical design method -- The orders : evolving rules for formal beauty -- The alternative aesthetic : breaking the rules -- Proportion : the orders and architectural spaces -- III. Principles (theory from 1800-1965) -- Rational design method -- Generative planning as the basis of design -- Honest structure as the framework of design -- Truth to the medium : using materials -- Decoration and the integrity of design -- Restoration : the care of inherited buildings -- Design of cities -- IV. Convolutions (theory since 1965) -- Rationales beyond rationalism -- New directions in design method -- Time line of treatises / John Hearn. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-350) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003051206 |
| ISBN | 0262582279 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780262582278 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NA2500 .H379 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |