Precedents in Architecture: Analytic Diagrams, Formative Ideas, and Partis
| By: | Roger Clark |
| Publisher: | Wiley Professional Development (P&T) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780470946749 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781118170823 |
| Edition: | 4 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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A timely update of the architectural classic on design analysis
Precedents in Architecture, Fourth Edition provides a vocabulary for architectural analysis that illuminates the works of leading architects and aids architects and designers in creating their own designs.
Thirty-eight leading architects are represented in this updated edition through an analysis of more than 100 buildings that are assessed using a diagrammatic technique applicable to any building. This impressive collection includes fourteen new buildings and seven new, innovative architects distinguished by the strength, quality, and interest of their designs. It delivers valuable guidance in analyzing architectural history as an evolutionary process by exploring the commonality of design ideas reflected in a broad range of structures by internationally renowned architects.
Both novices and seasoned professionals will find Precedents in Architecture, Fourth Edition to be a very useful tool for enriching their design vocabulary and for the ongoing assessment of buildings found in today's evolving landscape.