Studies in tectonic culture : the poetics of construction in nineteenth and twentieth century architecture /

This text aims to clarify the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken, showing how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression.

Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Frampton, Kenneth
Institution som forfatter: Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Andre forfattere: Cava, John
Format: Bog
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1995.
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Beskrivelse
Summary:This text aims to clarify the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken, showing how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression.
Emne beskrivelse:"Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago, Illinois."
Fysisk beskrivelse:xi, 430 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references (pages [413]-420) and index.
ISBN:0262061732 (hc)