25 Concepts in Modern Architecture

A Guide for Visual Thinkers

Stephanie Travis, Catherine Anderson

• Editorial: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Año: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781350055575
• Edición: 1
• Categoría: Arquitectura
• Categoría: Historia de la arquitectura

Designed to appeal to visual thinkers, 25 Concepts in Modern Architecture explores the fundamental ideas behind architectural design, through easy-to-follow sketches, drawings and succinct explanations. Twenty-five concepts – each of which are key to architectural design thinking – are accessibly explained by examining twenty-five different masterworks of modern architecture. For example, the concept of 'movement' in architectural design is explained through a close look at a Le Corbusier building; 'transparency' is examined in Philip Johnson's seminal Glass House; 'asymmetry' is understood through the work of Zaha Hadid – and so on, through twenty-five core concepts and twenty-five of the most significant buildings of the modern era. Taking a highly-visual approach, this simple yet visually-powerful guide is an essential companion in the design studio and to introductory courses in modern architecture, interior architecture, and interior design. Understanding these concepts will provide a key to demystifying the greatest works in modern architectural history, inspire new ways to think about new design projects, and reveal how drawing and sketching are used as tools for the visual analysis of architecture.

Índice

• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Rotating L-Shapes
• Chapter 2: Manipulating Volumes
• Chapter 3: Shifting Space
• Chapter 4: Sliding Planes
• Chapter 5: Moving Perspectives
• Chapter 6: Compressing Horizontals
• Chapter 7: Expanding Volumes
• Chapter 8: Extending Rectangles
• Chapter 9: Splitting Zones
• Chapter 10: Offsetting Interior/Exterior
• Chapter 11: Layering Planes
• Chapter 12: Undulating Forms
• Chapter 13: Manipulating Light
• Chapter 14: Interlocking Cubes
• Chapter 15: Connecting Forms
• Chapter 16: Lengthening Views
• Chapter 17: Overlapping Circles
• Chapter 18: Rotating Blocks
• Chapter 19: Embedding Components
• Chapter 20: Clustering Objects
• Chapter 21: Engaging Procession
• Chapter 22: Lifting Elements
• Chapter 23: Branching Masses
• Chapter 24: Nesting Rectangles
• Chapter 25: Stacking Shapes
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index