Invitation to Architecture: Discovering Delight in the World Built Around Us
In this engaging, original work, Max Jacobson and Shelley Brock explore these and many other questions as they present a compelling case for the importance or architecture in our day-to-day lives.
The book begins with a discussion of the many ways architecture influences us, from our activities as young children to our everyday interests and interactions as adults. Focusing not only on the "great" buildings of the world but also on the whole range of architectural works from indigenous structures to contemporary buildings, Jacobson and Brock explain what differentiates "architecture" from mere "building."
the core of the book is an exploration of the role of durability, utility, and beauty in architecture. These three concepts (originally coined by Vitruvius during the Roman empire as firmitas, utilitas, and venustas) remain at the heart of what architecture strives for and are as relevant today as they were over 2,000 years ago.
Publisher: The Taunton Press, 2014
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| Description | WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE? (and Why Does It Matter?) In this engaging, original work, Max Jacobson and Shelley Brock explore these and many other questions as they present a compelling case for the importance or architecture in our day-to-day lives. The book begins with a discussion of the many ways architecture influences us, from our activities as young children to our everyday interests and interactions as adults. Focusing not only on the "great" buildings of the world but also on the whole range of architectural works from indigenous structures to contemporary buildings, Jacobson and Brock explain what differentiates "architecture" from mere "building." the core of the book is an exploration of the role of durability, utility, and beauty in architecture. These three concepts (originally coined by Vitruvius during the Roman empire as firmitas, utilitas, and venustas) remain at the heart of what architecture strives for and are as relevant today as they were over 2,000 years ago. Publisher: The Taunton Press, 2014 |
