Architecture of Form

Name: Architecture of Form
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ISBN: 9780521136396

ISBN-10: 0521136393

ISBN-13: 9780521136396

Edition: 2010

Authors: Lionel March

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Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/25/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 508
Size: 5.98" wide x 11.50" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction: the logic of design and the question of value




Description



A boolean description of a class of built forms




Geometric representation of outline design




Graph-theoretic representation of architectural arrangement




Computer description of built forms




Transformations and matrices in modern descriptive geometry




Prediction



Modelling the environmental performance of built forms




Prediction of surface luninances in architectural space




Predicting the environmental effects of urban motorways




Analysing communication patterns




Analysing route patterns




Evaluation



Searching for a good design solution




Balancing architectural objectives - the relevance of decision theory




Architectural design and the problem of evaluation




Types, norms and habit in environmental design



Bibliography


Contributors