Five Houses, Ten Details

Name: Five Houses, Ten Details
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ISBN: 9781568988269

ISBN-10: 1568988265

ISBN-13: 9781568988269

Edition: 2009

Authors: Edward R. Ford

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This is an accessible text for anyone interested in writings on architecture, with personal accounts, historical references, and specific examples of the design process. It is about five designs, all by Ford for himself, all on the same site, one of which was built. Each was an exploration of a different aspect of the architectural detail.

Book details

List price: $57.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Publication date: 6/10/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.08" wide x 9.48" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Five Houses






The Detail as Abstraction: Place and Displacement



House 1



Abstraction and Animation






The Detail as Material Expression: Material and Form



House 2



The Free Union Country School Competition



Sculpture, Engineering, and Architecture






The Detail as Structural Representation: Structure and Weight



House 3



Gravity and Meaning






The Detail as Joint: Abstraction and Joints



House 4



The Alpine Mountain Hut Competition



The Part and the Whole






The Detail as Dissonant Element: Architecture and Furniture



House 5



The Matteson Public Library Competition



Scale and Dissonance


Epilogue: The Detail


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Credits


Index