Architecture Is Elementary, Revised Visual Thinking Through Architectural Concepts

Name: Architecture Is Elementary, Revised Visual Thinking Through Architectural Concepts
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ISBN: 9781586858292

ISBN-10: 1586858297

ISBN-13: 9781586858292

Edition: 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Nathan Winters, Nathan B. Winters

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Awarded for its unique ink illustrations, this newly revised edition of Architecture is Elementary is a self-instruction book that concisely and coherently discusses the principles of architectural design. Stimulating lessons challenge the lay person and trigger creative responses. New features include a fresh design and layout, 50 new illustrations of recent and planned buildings, and new lessons that update the book for the world of twenty-first-century architecture. Author Nathan Winters explains the rationale for developers choosing to build higher and taller with modern high-rises, and explores the engineering challenges for such giant structures. He also addresses the dangers of such…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Publication date: 9/2/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 10.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction






Alike and Different



Order



Edges



Shapes



Size by Comparing



Built Environment



Repetition and Rhythm






Units and Clusters



Balance



Pattern



Measuring by Eye and Ruler



Relating Parts of the Whole






Contrast



Architecture in Environment



Planes



Function and Form



Shapes from Nature



Scale



Considering All Views



Optical Weight






Rhythm, Pattern, Movement



A Identifying Architectural Styles



B Ancient World Period



C Early Christian Period



D Medieval Period



E Renaissance Period



F Baroque Period



G Revolutionary Period



H Twentieth-Century Style



Orders of Architecture



Architectural Periods and Styles in Your Community



Concave and Convex Forms



Interesting Divisions of Space



Symbolism (Building "Talk")






Proportion



Golden Mean



Building Design for Special Needs



Light and Shadow-Solar Energy



Triangles



Positive and Negative Forms and Spaces



Mass Equals Geometric Bulk



Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Space



Roof Systems






Organic and Mechanical Structures



Hidden Patterns



Complexity and Simplicity-A Balance



Shadows






Extending Points, Lines, and Planes to Make Form and Volume



Architectural Groupings and Clusters



Color



City Planning



Contrast as Used by Architects



Order-the Most important Design Concept



Proportion and Regulating Lines



Adjusting Positive and Negative Spaces



Naming Parts of Structures and Processes



Planning Building Sites



Postmodern, "Green" Architecture, and Deconstructivism


Time Lines


Glossary