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Experiencing Architecture, Second Edition by Steen Eiler Rasmussen (1964,...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780262680028
- Book Title
- Experiencing Architecture, Second Edition
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Edition
- 2
- Publication Year
- 1964
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Architecture
- Topic
- Buildings / General, General, Criticism, History / General
- Item Weight
- 10 oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262680025
ISBN-13
9780262680028
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110593
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Experiencing Architecture, Second Edition
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Buildings / General, General, Criticism, History / General
Publication Year
1964
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10 oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"...so lucid and clear that every layman and beginner will be able to understand and to enjoy it." - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, "...so lucid and clear that every layman and beginner will be able to understand andto enjoy it." Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, "...so lucid and clear that every layman and beginner will be able to understand and to enjoy it." Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
720
Synopsis
A classic examination of superb design through the centuries. Widely regarded as a classic in the field, Experiencing Architecture explores the history and promise of good design. Generously illustrated with historical examples of designing excellence - ranging from teacups, riding boots, and golf balls to the villas of Palladio and the fish-feeding pavilion of Beijing's Winter Palace-Rasmussen's accessible guide invites us to appreciate architecture not only as a profession, but as an art that shapes everyday experience. In the past, Rasmussen argues, architecture was not just an individual pursuit, but a community undertaking. Dwellings were built with a natural feeling for place, materials and use, resulting in "a remarkably suitable comeliness." While we cannot return to a former age, Rasmussen notes, we can still design spaces that are beautiful and useful by seeking to understand architecture as an art form that must be experienced. An understanding of good design comes not only from one's professional experience of architecture as an abstract, individual pursuit, but also from one's shared, everyday experience of architecture in real time-its particular use of light, color, shape, scale, texture, rhythm and sound. Experiencing Architecture reminds us of what good architectural design has accomplished over time, what it can accomplish still, and why it is worth pursuing. Wide-ranging and approachable, it is for anyone who has ever wondered "what instrument the architect plays on.", A classic examination of superb design through the centuries. Widely regarded as a classic in the field, Experiencing Architecture explores the history and promise of good design. Generously illustrated with historical examples of designing excellence -- ranging from teacups, riding boots, and golf balls to the villas of Palladio and the fish-feeding pavilion of Beijing's Winter Palace--Rasmussen's accessible guide invites us to appreciate architecture not only as a profession, but as an art that shapes everyday experience. In the past, Rasmussen argues, architecture was not just an individual pursuit, but a community undertaking. Dwellings were built with a natural feeling for place, materials and use, resulting in "a remarkably suitable comeliness." While we cannot return to a former age, Rasmussen notes, we can still design spaces that are beautiful and useful by seeking to understand architecture as an art form that must be experienced. An understanding of good design comes not only from one's professional experience of architecture as an abstract, individual pursuit, but also from one's shared, everyday experience of architecture in real time--its particular use of light, color, shape, scale, texture, rhythm and sound. Experiencing Architecture reminds us of what good architectural design has accomplished over time, what it can accomplish still, and why it is worth pursuing. Wide-ranging and approachable, it is for anyone who has ever wondered "what instrument the architect plays on."
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