Dietsch Architecture For Dummies

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-06966-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

When is a building just a building and when is it art? Thisaccessible guide cuts through the jargon and clearly explains theessentials of architecture, demystifying the incredible ways inwhich structures and spaces come alive. You'll gain a realappreciation for architecture and the confidence to talk aboutit--even to an architect.
* Just the essential information for readers on the go who wantto understand architecture.
* Covers the highlights of architectural history, from the GreatPyramids to Frank Gehry's Guggenheim museum in Bilbao.
* Explains how to look at a building and appreciate it. Explainswhen a building's a building and when it's art.
* Part of Tens includes Ten Great Architectural Masterpieces, TenBiggest Architectural and Engineering Failures, Ten of the MostInteresting Architects Working Today, and more.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dietsch, Deborah K.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Stern, Robert A. M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.
Introduction.
Part I: Knowing and Appreciating Architecture.
Chapter 1: Knowing When a Building Is Just a Building and WhenIt's Architecture.
Chapter 2: How to Look at a Building.
Chapter 3: Building Your Architectural Vocabulary.
Part II: Nuts and Bolts: Looking at How Architecture IsDesigned and Built.
Chapter 4: How Buildings Are Born.
Chapter 5: Just What Do Architects Do, Anyway?
Chapter 6: A Simple Structure: How Buildings Stand Up.
Part III: Western Architecture: A Survey of the MostImportant Structures.
Chapter 7: Gimme Shelter: Prehistoric Structures and the AncientWorld.
Chapter 8: Acropolis Now: Classical Greece and Rome.
Chapter 9: Domes, Arches, and Vaults, Oh My: Byzantine andMedieval Architecture.
Chapter 10: Beauty Meets Mathematics and Drama: From Renaissanceto Rococo.
Chapter 11: Revivals Everywhere: The Classical and Gothic AreNew Again.
Chapter 12: Here Comes the Industrial Age: Prefab Is Here toStay.
Chapter 13: Flying High and Close to the Sun: Skyscrapers!
Chapter 14: Mother Nature versus the Machines: ModernStyles.
Chapter 15: The Only Constant Is Change: From Modern Purism toPostmodern Pluralism.
Part IV: Eastern Architecture: A Survey of the Most ImportantStructures.
Chapter 16: China and Japan: Traditions in Wood.
Chapter 17: More Than the Taj Mahal: Architecture in India.
Chapter 18: The Islamic World.
Part V: Arranging the Present and Saving the Past.
Chapter 19: Understanding Urban Design.
Chapter 20: Historic Preservation: Saving the Past for theFuture.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 21: The Ten Most Fascinating Architects WorkingToday.
Chapter 22: Ten Architectural Masterpieces.
Chapter 23: Ten Amazing Items of Trivia That'll Impress All YourFriends!
Chapter 24: The Top Ten Skyscrapers.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Deborah K. Dietsch is an architecture and design critic who writes for major newspapers and magazines. She is the former editor-in-chief of Architecture Magazine and former executive editor of Architecture Record.